Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-06 at 02:01

HEADLINES
US Halts Iran Missiles Drones Strikes Radar
Ceasefire Frays as Iran Targets Gulf
Israel Threat Level Goes Critical Over Talks

The time is now 2:00 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, the United States said it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran to Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Strait of Hormuz in the early morning hours. CENTCOM’s initial assessment indicated six of the missiles were intercepted and a seventh failed before hitting anything. The strikes came hours after American forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones threatening maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. After the drone losses, the United States struck Iranian military radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island. In a separate development, the US also said it struck Iranian coastal surveillance sites near the Strait of Hormuz after downing four drones headed toward the strait as tensions in the region persist.

In Regional Impacts, new attacks in the Middle East on Friday threatened to unravel an already fragile US-Iran ceasefire, even as American officials confirmed Tehran's football players had received visas for the World Cup. Weeks of talks marked by threats and flare-ups of violence have failed to secure a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key conduit for global energy flows. A ceasefire in the Middle East war, triggered nearly 100 days ago by US and Israeli strikes that wiped out Iran's top leadership, has been in place since April 8. But tensions surged again Friday when the US military said it struck radar sites in Iran after downing drones headed toward the strait. Shortly after, air raid sirens sounded in neighboring Gulf nations Kuwait and Bahrain, and AFP correspondents in both countries heard explosions. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said early Saturday they had targeted “enemy bases in the area” with missiles in response to a US “invasion” of the country's Sirik and Qeshm islands. CENTCOM said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, six of which were downed while the status of the seventh was not specified in the report.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, the Pentagon raised the Israeli counterintelligence threat level to critical, a report cited by NBC, with US officials alleging surveillance of senior US officials over Iran talks; Israel and the White House deny the accusations.

In Uplifting News, the ma'apilim story describes how belief in destiny can falter in fear or slip into reckless overconfidence. After a 40-day mission to scout the land, fear and panic spread, and the people cried out in fear, delaying entry into the land for 40 years. The account contrasts with Joshua’s spies, who returned with faith and confidence, teaching a timeless lesson about courage and purpose. Joshua’s spies, in turn, returned with the conviction that the land could be ours, and they proclaimed that the Lord has delivered the entire Land into our hands; Rahab’s sheltering of the spies at Jericho is highlighted as a pivotal moment that helped pave the way for their entry.

Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today: Ongoing War Report update.
I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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https://www.jpost.com/international/article-898513
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https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/us-iran-trade-strikes-despite-visas-world-cup-footballers
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hy9fln11zmg
https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-898287
https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-898316