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Carrier group bypasses Suez sails around Africa
Iran oil revenue funds repairs amid outages
Israeli airstrikes hit Tyre during Washington talks

The time is now 4:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) aircraft carrier and its escorts did not transit the Strait of Gibraltar as reported yesterday, and are instead sailing around the southern tip of Africa. The carrier strike group is currently operating off the coast of Namibia, as it avoids the Suez Canal transit and the potentially dangerous zones of the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which were hubs of activity for Ansarullah, the Houthis in Yemen, in their drone and missile attacks on US and commercial shipping in 2024 and 2025.

In Regional Impacts, Iran’s oil minister said crude sales remain strong and that revenue will be allocated to repairing damage to industry caused by wartime attacks, with oil workers maintaining operations across facilities and continuing exports, including at Kharg Island. Iranian internet access for citizens remains disrupted, with reports noting 46 days of limited online access since the start of the operation. A merchant ship was attacked near Oman’s coast, reportedly hit by two missiles and catching fire on the deck, with a Pakistani vessel coming to assist the crew.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter is set to meet with Lebanon’s Ambassador Nada Hamadeh in Washington for discussions on disarming Hezbollah and achieving peace, with the United States mediating to ensure Israel’s long-term security and Lebanon’s sovereignty. Separately, Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in the ancient coastal city of Tyre in southern Lebanon.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, negotiating teams from the United States and Iran could return to Islamabad this week to continue talks after the last round in the Pakistani capital ended without a breakthrough. US President Donald Trump said Iran had called that morning and would like to work a deal, while US Vice President JD Vance said the prior talks ended because the Iranian team did not approve a deal.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, the IDF and Shin Bet carried out a wide-ranging operation across Judea and Samaria with raids in multiple locations — Ramallah (Kober), Hebron, Jenin, Tulkarem, Bethlehem, Tobas, Jerusalem and Shechem. During the actions, raids targeted refugee camps in Jenin (Balata and Al-Ayn), with arrests reported across several sectors (Tuba, Kalandiya, Al-Bireh) and the use of crowd-dispersal measures, including tear gas and, in some cases, live fire.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, world leaders and Israeli officials marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with calls to fight antisemitism. Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli public figures and world leaders issued statements, with Netanyahu posting clips from his address and declaring “Never again,” while President Herzog warned that antisemitism is rising globally and urged action from world leaders; Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, emphasized that hatred has evolved but must be fought. Pro-Palestinian activists were blocked from a vigil at Buchenwald, with organizers arguing the protest honored victims of genocide and fascism; a court in Weimar upheld a police ban, and activists were offered an alternative protest location in downtown Weimar.

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