Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-27 at 23:01

HEADLINES
Iran Fires Four Drones at US Ship
US Strikes Iranian Site Threatening Hormuz
Kuwait Intercepts Missiles and UAVs Amid Sirens

The time is now 11:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, a senior US official told Axios that Iran fired a total of four one-way attack drones earlier today at an American commercial ship. US forces downed the drones and attacked another Iranian drone launching unit on the ground in Southern Iran.

In US Military Role, an official American source tells Reuters that the US military carried out strikes against an Iranian military site that posed a threat to American forces and to ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and also intercepted several drones that posed a threat to forces in the area. For the second time in two days, the United States carried out strikes against a military site in Iran that posed a threat to US forces and to ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. The US military also intercepted drones launched from Iran today. F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), and F-35C Lightning IIs attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314), conduct flight operations onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), while deployed to US 5th Fleet Area-of-Responsibility, May 25, 2026.

In Regional Impacts, Kuwait says it is intercepting missiles and UAVs launched toward it. Explosions, likely resulting from successful interceptions by air defenses, were heard in the sky to the northwest of Kuwait City. The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces reports that air defenses are currently responding to hostile missile and drone threats, following the activation of air raid sirens across the country and possible launch of ballistic missiles from Iran. Air raid sirens are sounding, amid a possible drone attack against Kuwait.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Senator Graham said that if President Trump can get Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, they should change the Nobel Prize to the Trump Prize. The United States reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a UN special rapporteur on the West Bank and Gaza, after an appeals court stayed an earlier ruling lifting the sanctions. The Treasury designation bars her from global financial channels. The US Treasury Department has added the new Persian Gulf Authority for managing Hormuz to the sanctions list. The United States has expanded Iran sanctions targeting the maritime authority amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis, with additional measures to sanction the Persian Gulf Strait Authority. The Treasury listing confirms the Persian Gulf Strait Authority was added to sanctions.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Israel has received its first Boeing KC-46 Gideon refueling aircraft from the United States. The KC-46 carries more fuel, enabling it to refuel more aircraft than Israel’s older refueling planes and extending the range of F-35s, F-15s, and F-16s. Israel is expected to receive at least six of these KC-46 aircraft.

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