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Iran vows revenge for martyrs, worldwide mission
Jets strike al-Manzouri as Lebanon tensions flare
Israeli intel uncovers Iran plot against Trump

The time is now 8:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a written message claiming avenging the death of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the blood of martyrs is the nation’s demand and must certainly take place, with vows to hold the killers accountable and a warning that their dream of dying peacefully in their beds will be denied. The statement said there are people around the world willing to take revenge and that soon free people worldwide will carry out parts of this divine mission. A separate message released on Telegram on the occasion of funeral ceremonies for his father echoed the pledge to avenge the blood of the martyred leader and all the martyrs of these two wars from the criminal and disgraced killers, underscoring that this matter does not depend on any particular official’s presence. The remarks come as the world watched signals about negotiations with the United States, with US President Donald Trump having suggested Iran sought to continue talks and US officials noting Iran told Trump advisers that attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz were a mistake.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, at least four fighter jet strikes were reported in the village al-Manzouri in the western sector of southern Lebanon, in the Nafţ Sur area, with a recorded reaction to the strikes.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, a post asserts that Israeli intelligence uncovered a fresh Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump and warned the US, noting that while the world debates the Middle East, Iran is actively plotting to kill American leaders and emphasizing gratitude for Israeli intelligence in the assessment, calling for unity against what it describes as a regime of terror.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Ro Khanna, a US Democratic lawmaker, said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit, describing his group’s van being surrounded by settlers with M4 rifles, the road blocked, and the Israeli Defense Force’s involvement cited as siding with the settlers; Khanna said they were held for more than an hour and appealed to the US Embassy in Jerusalem for help. Separately, three Israeli women—one an off-duty service member—were extracted from Jericho, a Palestinian Authority-controlled city off-limits to Israelis, with the Civil Administration reporting that the first case involved a soldier who wandered into Jericho to celebrate a birthday and was transferred to security forces, followed by a second incident involving two Israeli women who were removed from the area.

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SOURCES
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-902159
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/irans-supreme-leader-pledges-revenge-slain-father-and-predecessor
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hk00kfjjege
https://t.me/abualiexpress/126329
https://t.me/hnaftali/23866