Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-24 at 19:01

HEADLINES
Syria Foils Hezbollah Linked Attacks Seizes Weapons
Syria Breaks With Hezbollah Amid Rift
Terrell's Civil Rights Past Drives Antisemitism Fight

The time is now 7:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Syrian authorities have accused Hezbollah-linked cells of plotting attacks inside Syria and across its borders, signaling a break with the group that helped prop up Bashar Assad during the civil war. The authorities say security operations concentrated in Damascus and its surroundings have led to arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosive materials. They claim plots involving rocket launches, drones, and assassination attempts were foiled, and that some cells received training abroad.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Leo Terrell's civil rights roots fuel his fight against antisemitism. The senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division says combating antisemitism is personal to him. He describes his upbringing as a child of the 1960s inspired by the civil rights movement and grateful to parents from Mississippi who raised him in a Baptist home that welcomed people of all faiths and ethnicities. He notes his family included Jewish doctors and lawyers and recalls, "We had an open door. We didn’t see color or religion, we just saw friends." Growing up in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Los Angeles, he says the schools were initially segregated but became integrated, exposing him to a multicultural environment. He attended Gardena Senior High School, which he called "the United Nations, a combination of every ethnic group," and he acknowledges facing racism but remained committed to equality.

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SOURCES
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-894086
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-893820