Episode Details

This is Israel Today Ongoing War Report. We have significant developments from the region, including the U.S. threatening an indefinite naval blockade of Iran amidst escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. In security news, a Jewish settler was ambushed near Kiryat Arba, while a joint operation successfully rescued a woman abducted to Hebron. Domestically, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced his Religious Zionist Party will run independently in the 2026 elections. Plus, a settlement in an antisemitism lawsuit against Apple and an Israeli humanitarian delegation departing for Colombia.

Sources:
- Telegram Channel Selena Updates: https://t.me/selena_updates/68728
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-905495
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905494
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-905496
- AL Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-eyes-indefinite-iran-naval-blockade-oil-supply-shortfall-deepens
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-905497
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-905489
- Telegram Channel Selena Updates: https://t.me/selena_updates/68722

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