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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-09 at 12:02
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Iran strikes US assets amid Khamenei funeral
Danon demands UN emails behind Israel blacklist
Shas UTJ coalition reshapes Torah bill
The time is now 12:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Iranian Retaliation, mourners in Mashhad chanted slogans demanding revenge on US President Donald Trump as the funeral cortege for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived, with his body transported by truck toward the Shrine of Imam Reza for a private family burial and crowds pressing along the streets beneath flags and photographs. The burial, the culmination of a week of mourning and ceremonies across Iran and Iraq, comes as the regime faces a renewed spate of tensions with the United States; Khamenei’s son Mojtaba is reportedly hidden from public view after injuries in the strike that killed his father, while his other sons were expected to take part in the processions. Separately, Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US assets in the Gulf as sirens sounded across the region and Tehran mobilized fighter jets to secure skies during the funeral, in what Iranian officials described as retaliation for US strikes inside Iran that they said killed 14 people and injured 78 across five provinces. Reports from state media and allied outlets said a rail bridge used for trade with Russia and China was hit, with other explosions reported in Bushehr as Iran’s army said it had launched attacks at multiple targets; Kuwait said its forces intercepted attacks in its airspace, recording one injury from falling shrapnel.
In US Military Role, Iranian state media is reporting that the United States hit the perimeter of the Bushehr nuclear plant, citing an official.
In Regional Impacts, Tehran is using recent Gulf attacks to press Gulf states into accepting Iran’s oversight of the Strait of Hormuz, and analysts warn that the effort exposes the absence of a durable peace framework in the region. A new assessment by the Institute for the Study of War says Iran is employing military coercion to shape maritime governance, challenging the spirit of Clause 5 of a memorandum of understanding that called for dialogue with Oman and other littoral states to define future administration and safe passage within international law. Parliamentarian Alaeddin Boroujerdi reiterated that commercial traffic through the strait should occur under Iranian oversight, ostensibly through the IRGC Navy, while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei asserted that Clause 5 confirms Iran’s responsibility to determine safe passage arrangements, dismissing reports that a Qatari vessel was targeted.
In US Policy Concerning Israel, Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon has demanded the full release of all communications between Pramilla Patten and the UN Secretary-General to expose what he called undue influence over her decision to place Israel on the UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, alongside Hamas and other groups. Danon criticized Patten during a Security Council discussion, saying she yielded to the secretary-general and did not verify the evidence. The UN had added Israeli entities to the blacklist at the end of May, following this broader process and amid ongoing disputes over the report’s portrayal of incidents attributed to Israel.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, the haredi parties Shas and United Torah Judaism reached a coalition agreement with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government to amend the contentious Torah study bill so it can advance in the Knesset’s House Committee after earlier objections to wording. The agreement, announced under senior Torah leadership guidance, aims to limit changes to the bill so that it remains declarative in nature, while Legal Adviser Sagit Afik warned that the proposed wording could provide benefits to those avoiding military service unless clarified. The joint statement emphasizes that the law will inc
Iran strikes US assets amid Khamenei funeral
Danon demands UN emails behind Israel blacklist
Shas UTJ coalition reshapes Torah bill
The time is now 12:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Iranian Retaliation, mourners in Mashhad chanted slogans demanding revenge on US President Donald Trump as the funeral cortege for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived, with his body transported by truck toward the Shrine of Imam Reza for a private family burial and crowds pressing along the streets beneath flags and photographs. The burial, the culmination of a week of mourning and ceremonies across Iran and Iraq, comes as the regime faces a renewed spate of tensions with the United States; Khamenei’s son Mojtaba is reportedly hidden from public view after injuries in the strike that killed his father, while his other sons were expected to take part in the processions. Separately, Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US assets in the Gulf as sirens sounded across the region and Tehran mobilized fighter jets to secure skies during the funeral, in what Iranian officials described as retaliation for US strikes inside Iran that they said killed 14 people and injured 78 across five provinces. Reports from state media and allied outlets said a rail bridge used for trade with Russia and China was hit, with other explosions reported in Bushehr as Iran’s army said it had launched attacks at multiple targets; Kuwait said its forces intercepted attacks in its airspace, recording one injury from falling shrapnel.
In US Military Role, Iranian state media is reporting that the United States hit the perimeter of the Bushehr nuclear plant, citing an official.
In Regional Impacts, Tehran is using recent Gulf attacks to press Gulf states into accepting Iran’s oversight of the Strait of Hormuz, and analysts warn that the effort exposes the absence of a durable peace framework in the region. A new assessment by the Institute for the Study of War says Iran is employing military coercion to shape maritime governance, challenging the spirit of Clause 5 of a memorandum of understanding that called for dialogue with Oman and other littoral states to define future administration and safe passage within international law. Parliamentarian Alaeddin Boroujerdi reiterated that commercial traffic through the strait should occur under Iranian oversight, ostensibly through the IRGC Navy, while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei asserted that Clause 5 confirms Iran’s responsibility to determine safe passage arrangements, dismissing reports that a Qatari vessel was targeted.
In US Policy Concerning Israel, Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon has demanded the full release of all communications between Pramilla Patten and the UN Secretary-General to expose what he called undue influence over her decision to place Israel on the UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, alongside Hamas and other groups. Danon criticized Patten during a Security Council discussion, saying she yielded to the secretary-general and did not verify the evidence. The UN had added Israeli entities to the blacklist at the end of May, following this broader process and amid ongoing disputes over the report’s portrayal of incidents attributed to Israel.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, the haredi parties Shas and United Torah Judaism reached a coalition agreement with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government to amend the contentious Torah study bill so it can advance in the Knesset’s House Committee after earlier objections to wording. The agreement, announced under senior Torah leadership guidance, aims to limit changes to the bill so that it remains declarative in nature, while Legal Adviser Sagit Afik warned that the proposed wording could provide benefits to those avoiding military service unless clarified. The joint statement emphasizes that the law will inc