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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-29 at 18:03
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Venezuela Earthquakes Kill 1,700 Leave Thousands Homeless
IDF Blast Splits Majdal Zoun Village
Netanyahu Opens Hatayelet Promenade in Migdal Oz
The time is now 6:02 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Death toll rising from Venezuelan earthquakes, 16,000 left homeless, The death toll from last week's twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to more than 1,700 people, top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said on Monday. 5,034 were wounded in the disaster, and more than 15,866 were left homeless, Rodriguez added in an address on state television. This is a developing story.
In The massive explosion carried out by the IDF overnight in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun, aimed at destroying Hezbollah infrastructure, left behind a large crater that now effectively divides the village into two sections. The second photo shows the same village before and after the explosion of Hezbollah's underground infrastructure last night.
In Rubio, Witkoff to address Congress on US-Iran agreement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will brief Congress on the US-Iran agreement on Monday. Rubio and Witkoff will address Congress virtually, as some Representatives are still traveling back to Washington, before the House goes into session Monday night, and the Senate is on a two-week July 4 recess. While the briefing will be unclassified and open to all House and Senate members, a separate, classified briefing is expected later this week for members on select committees. This is a developing story.
In טראמפ מנמיך ציפיות בנוגע לפגישה עם איראן בקטר: ״הפגישה בדוחה עשויה להיות חשובה, ואולי לא.״ נגלה בהמשך., Trump lowers expectations regarding a meeting with Iran in Qatar, saying the Doha talks may be important, or perhaps not; more details to come.
In Netanyahu attends unveiling of new 'Hatayelet' neighborhood in Kibbutz Migdal Oz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday attended the inaugural ceremonies of the Hatayelet (Promenade) neighborhood in Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion. The prime minister was accompanied by his wife, Sara Netanyahu, Noam Leiter, son of US Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, and Ofri Nir, whose father was killed in combat in Gaza in January of 2024. Netanyahu spoke of the community's growth as a “symbolic act” of historical return, national survival, and continuity. The inauguration comes amid a broader government push to expand Jewish communities in the West Bank, particularly in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 terror attacks in southern Israel in 2023. Since the war's onset, the government has approved dozens of new settlements and witnessed the rapid establishment and expansion of at least 100 unauthorized outposts, according to the United Nations and the Israeli anti-settlement group, Peace Now. Hatayelet’s inauguration marks another step in the development of Kibbutz Migdal Oz, which, according to the Prime Minister's Office, is expected to "double its size within a year."
In שב"ח נפצע באורח בינוני מירי משטרתי בתל אביב במהלך ניסיון הימלטות ובריחה https://t.me/newssil, A Shin Bet operative was moderately injured by police gunfire in Tel Aviv during an attempted escape.
In Mamdani: ‘I can’t tell you I support’ Israel as a Jewish state, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he could not endorse states that privilege one religion over another, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, during a one-on-one interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl on Sunday. Mamdani said equal rights for all people should be the standard, and that while he has consistently stated he supports “the state of Israel as a state with equal rights,” he cannot back a state that privileges one religion over another. The interview came as Democratic Socialist candidates for Congress swept the New York Demo
Venezuela Earthquakes Kill 1,700 Leave Thousands Homeless
IDF Blast Splits Majdal Zoun Village
Netanyahu Opens Hatayelet Promenade in Migdal Oz
The time is now 6:02 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Death toll rising from Venezuelan earthquakes, 16,000 left homeless, The death toll from last week's twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to more than 1,700 people, top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said on Monday. 5,034 were wounded in the disaster, and more than 15,866 were left homeless, Rodriguez added in an address on state television. This is a developing story.
In The massive explosion carried out by the IDF overnight in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun, aimed at destroying Hezbollah infrastructure, left behind a large crater that now effectively divides the village into two sections. The second photo shows the same village before and after the explosion of Hezbollah's underground infrastructure last night.
In Rubio, Witkoff to address Congress on US-Iran agreement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will brief Congress on the US-Iran agreement on Monday. Rubio and Witkoff will address Congress virtually, as some Representatives are still traveling back to Washington, before the House goes into session Monday night, and the Senate is on a two-week July 4 recess. While the briefing will be unclassified and open to all House and Senate members, a separate, classified briefing is expected later this week for members on select committees. This is a developing story.
In טראמפ מנמיך ציפיות בנוגע לפגישה עם איראן בקטר: ״הפגישה בדוחה עשויה להיות חשובה, ואולי לא.״ נגלה בהמשך., Trump lowers expectations regarding a meeting with Iran in Qatar, saying the Doha talks may be important, or perhaps not; more details to come.
In Netanyahu attends unveiling of new 'Hatayelet' neighborhood in Kibbutz Migdal Oz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday attended the inaugural ceremonies of the Hatayelet (Promenade) neighborhood in Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion. The prime minister was accompanied by his wife, Sara Netanyahu, Noam Leiter, son of US Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, and Ofri Nir, whose father was killed in combat in Gaza in January of 2024. Netanyahu spoke of the community's growth as a “symbolic act” of historical return, national survival, and continuity. The inauguration comes amid a broader government push to expand Jewish communities in the West Bank, particularly in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 terror attacks in southern Israel in 2023. Since the war's onset, the government has approved dozens of new settlements and witnessed the rapid establishment and expansion of at least 100 unauthorized outposts, according to the United Nations and the Israeli anti-settlement group, Peace Now. Hatayelet’s inauguration marks another step in the development of Kibbutz Migdal Oz, which, according to the Prime Minister's Office, is expected to "double its size within a year."
In שב"ח נפצע באורח בינוני מירי משטרתי בתל אביב במהלך ניסיון הימלטות ובריחה https://t.me/newssil, A Shin Bet operative was moderately injured by police gunfire in Tel Aviv during an attempted escape.
In Mamdani: ‘I can’t tell you I support’ Israel as a Jewish state, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he could not endorse states that privilege one religion over another, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, during a one-on-one interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl on Sunday. Mamdani said equal rights for all people should be the standard, and that while he has consistently stated he supports “the state of Israel as a state with equal rights,” he cannot back a state that privileges one religion over another. The interview came as Democratic Socialist candidates for Congress swept the New York Demo