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Pentagon seeks $80B to fund Iran War
Hezbollah Night Intel Ops Target IDF Leaders
Nadler Departure Opens NY-12 Israel Debate

The time is now 1:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg has informed Congressional appropriators that the Pentagon will require about $80 billion in supplemental funds to cover the cost of the Iran War, and President Trump is set to meet with defense contractors on Wednesday to urge them to speed up production of depleted missile stockpiles, a move that would demand substantial funding from Congress.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah has begun night operations aimed at locating IDF senior command in southern Lebanon. An analysis by Division 146 found the group is collecting intelligence on the locations of senior field commanders through observation and radio activity, raising red flags about changes in operational patterns. The assessment says Hezbollah has re-established an observance and intelligence collection system across the yellow line in southern Lebanon and is using highly skilled nighttime efforts to pinpoint radio activity and signs of senior command in the field. The reporting notes a pattern of attacks and incidents involving Israeli forces, including drone activity and the targeting of high-ranking officers, underscoring the ongoing intensity of the group's intelligence-gathering operations.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, New York’s primary elections on Tuesday feature races including NY-12, the district described as the most Jewish in the country, where voters will weigh candidates’ positions on Israel as they consider internal debates between pro-Israel lawmakers and more pro-Palestinian voices. With Representative Jerry Nadler retiring, NY-12 opens a seat that lies across the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, and parts of midtown Manhattan, while a separate statewide primary will determine who challenges pro-Israel Republican Representative Mike Lawler in NY-17 this November.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, the Justice Department has opened a probe into a New York coffee shop after it posted that it would have turned away pro-Israel US Representative Dan Goldman had it recognized him during a weekend visit, with the Civil Rights Division indicating it will pursue enforcement if warranted and noting that public accommodations cannot discriminate on the basis of race, religion, or national origin. Separately, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation outside 10 Downing Street, leaving a mixed record on antisemitism within the Labour Party and setting up a transition that includes high-profile contenders such as Andy Burnham, who won a Manchester-area by-election with 55% of the vote and is vying to lead the party.

In Uplifting News, Clive Davis, the influential Jewish rock-and-roll executive who signed Bruce Springsteen and Aretha Franklin, has died at 94, having faced a 1973 civil suit over misused funds tied to his son’s bar mitzvah, a chapter he later contextualized within a broader commitment to equality and human rights. Jerusalem’s top Christian leaders, including Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, visited war-ravaged Gaza and pledged that Christians will never abandon the enclave’s people, delivering a message of hope inside the Holy Family Church and reaffirming the churches’ relief and protection efforts amid the ongoing conflict.

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I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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