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HEADLINES
- EASA Extends Conflict Advisory Ceasefire Frays
- Israel Seals Tebnit Tunnels as Hezbollah Trapped
- Netanyahu Testifies in Final Trial Phase

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, European aviation safety agency EASA extended its conflict-zone advisory for the region until July 1, warning that short-term violations of the US-Iran ceasefire remain possible, particularly in and around the Strait of Hormuz and neighboring airspace. The advisory also notes the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and its potential impact on Lebanon’s airspace, and says operators must exercise caution and consider risks when operating in the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. President Donald Trump, speaking ahead of the midterm elections in Macungie, Pennsylvania, claimed Iranian airspace was safe for US aircraft, saying flights can "fly over Tehran" and that the US is "doing great."

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israeli forces have sealed tunnel entrances in Tebnit and instructed troops to operate in small units amid fears underground infrastructure could be used for ambush or abduction attempts, as dozens of Hezbollah fighters remain trapped in the underground complex. Mediators have been used to seek the safe exit or surrender of those inside, with Israel signaling that surrender or defeat inside the system could occur. Hezbollah’s leader Naim Qassem said Israel must withdraw from all Lebanese territory and pledged cooperation with the Lebanese Army, noting Iran’s push for a Lebanon ceasefire as a key condition in its memorandum of understanding with the United States. A major IDF tunnel demolition in southern Lebanon was halted at the last minute due to diplomatic constraints, with negotiations continuing among Israel and Lebanon and a multinational oversight body including Qatar, the United States, Iran, and Pakistan. In Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, Adam Abu Khadid, a terrorist in Islamic Jihad’s military wing, was eliminated in an Israeli strike.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in Baku at a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation that regional countries should determine the Middle East’s political and security order, rejecting external involvement and urging expanded intra-regional cooperation, insisting that no one’s security should depend on others’ insecurity. In the United States, the Jewish Democratic Council of America said two endorsed candidates lost their primaries over their views on Israel—Dan Goldman in New York’s 10th District and Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 13th District—highlighting how the Israel issue has become a point of contention in domestic races. Iran has described the MoU as an admission of America’s defeat.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified for the last time in his bribery, fraud and breach-of-trust trial, completing 98 hearings as he defends the charges, with the defense preparing for limited re-examination in the Jerusalem District Court. Separately, Netanyahu and his cabinet were reported to be discussing a Security Cabinet meeting on Syria and Lebanon in light of President Trump’s remarks about Hezbollah, with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa denying plans to intervene militarily in Lebanon and suggesting that economic channels between Lebanon and Syria should be pursued rather than military action.

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