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Iranian Banks Hit by Shared Infrastructure Cyberattack
US Iran Near Deal Middle East Waits
Rafael Debuts Hunter Eagle Drone Interceptor

The time is now 6:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, a cyberattack disrupted services at four major Iranian banks, though no customer data was compromised, the country’s banking coordination council said on Sunday. The attack targeted a shared communications infrastructure used by Bank Melli, Bank Tejarat, Bank Saderat, and the Export Development Bank of Iran, prompting technical teams to implement protective measures and temporarily affecting some banking services. The council stressed there was no unauthorized access to customer information and no data was deleted, with recovery efforts underway to restore normal operations. The issues at Tejarat and Export banks were resolved later on Sunday, and operations resumed, according to Iranian media. The incident is still under investigation.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs notes that the United States and Iran are near a potential deal as the Middle East waits. The roundup’s headlines were edited by Shir Perets and prepared for broadcast by Shifra Jacobs.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has introduced Hunter Eagle, a compact kinetic interceptor designed to counter low-altitude unmanned aircraft on the modern battlefield. The VTOL interceptor carries no warhead, and if the mission is aborted it can return to its launch point and land vertically, ready for the next mission. The system expands Rafael’s counter-UAS portfolio as low-altitude drones—from hobby-class quadcopters to larger Group 3 platforms—have disrupted the battlefield and forced a rethink of ground-based defenses. IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon have faced low-altitude drones launched by Hezbollah, with over a dozen soldiers and reservists killed and many more wounded.

In Uplifting News, Jerusalem Theatre hosts Massenet’s Cinderella in a one-time opera event. The Jerusalem Opera and The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra present Cinderella (Cendrillon) by Jules-Émile Frédéric Massenet in the original French, on June 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theatre, the Henry Crown Hall. This one-off production revisits a work first premiered in Paris in 1899, known for its humor, lyrical arias, and nostalgic French musical style. Jerusalem Opera co-founder Omer Arieli said the project aims to bring a rarely staged work to local audiences. The doctors choosing Israel in a time of war, a New Jersey hotel scene, shows hundreds of medical professionals spending a Sunday deciding to move to Israel. One example is Lance Dunlop, a psychiatrist and former United States Army soldier, who plans to start work in August as an attending physician at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, after securing an Israeli medical license and board certifications. He described his decision as deeply personal, noting he loves life in Alaska but believes happiness awaits in Israel.

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https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-899300
https://www.jpost.com/podcast/jpost-headlines/article-899312
https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-899330