Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-11 at 19:01

HEADLINES
- Iran warns of response as ceasefire falters
- EU sanctions Hamas leaders and settlers
- Knesset approves historic trials for terrorists

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 Iranian Retaliation, Iran’s Speaker of the Parliament released a statement after President Trump said the US-Iran ceasefire is “on life support.” “Our armed forces are ready to deliver a well-deserved response to any aggression; mistaken strategy and mistaken decisions will always lead to mistaken results, the whole world has already figured this out. We are prepared for all options; they will be surprised,” he says.

In Regional Impacts, China sees Iran war as warning: battlefield wins don’t guarantee victory. As fighting exposes US strengths and limits, Beijing studies Iran’s tactics, drone warfare and resilience; analysts warn China could misread lessons, as weaker foes adapt, wars expand globally and battlefield success fails to ensure political goals.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, The European Union unanimously agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions on the leaders of the Palestinian Hamas group and the Israeli settler movement, diplomats said, a decision sparked by growing outrage over the devastation in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. However, the foreign ministers of the 27-nation bloc meeting in Brussels stopped short of endorsing stronger economic measures against the Israeli government, sought by some in Europe.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Netanyahu’s Office says Israel and the US are "doing Europe’s dirty work" by fighting for civilization against Jihadist lunatics in Iran and elsewhere, and the European Union exposed its moral bankruptcy by drawing a false symmetry between Israeli citizens and Hamas terrorists. European politicians are coerced by their radical constituencies, but sanctioning Jews for living in Judea and Samaria is unacceptable; Judea is where Jews come from and Israel will always protect the rights of Jews to live in the heart of our ancestral homeland. The EU's attempts to sanction Israeli civilians are a sign of weakness and will not succeed. Knesset passes law to try Oct. 7 terrorists in historic trials. The law establishes special courts, allows capital punishment for murder and other grave crimes, and bars future prisoner releases; more than 400 suspects may be charged based on extensive evidence gathered during the war.

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