Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-09 at 20:02

HEADLINES
US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downing
Border Police officer suspected of murder plot
Fifth man charged in Hatzalah ambulance arson

The time is now 8:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted after tonight’s retaliatory strikes by the United States against air defense and radar sites in Southern Iran, stating: “Despite its defeats on the battlefield, the US opted to test our determination.” “Our Powerful Armed Forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered.”

In US Military Role, the United States launched strikes on Iran in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, with CENTCOM calling the actions “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.” President Donald Trump said in a phone call with ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl that he believes the US and Iran will still reach a “very good” deal after the strikes. The strikes were described as self-defense and targeted several Iranian air defense systems and radar around the Strait of Hormuz. US officials emphasised that the strikes would not derail negotiations to end the war; CNN cited a US official saying the strikes were a warning shot and would not impede talks, while POLITICO quoted a White House official saying a deal with Iran was “still close,” noting that “a helicopter was downed yesterday” and that negotiations could continue.

In Regional Impacts, multiple explosions were heard within the last few minutes near Bandar Abbas in the Hormozgan Province of Southern Iran.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, FOOTAGE: Israeli airstrikes in Aabbasiyyeh and other towns in the area of Tyre, southern Lebanon.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Q: “Did you ask Netanyahu not to hit back?” PRESIDENT TRUMP: “No. I said do what's right but I want you to stop as quickly as you can. Because they have to stop. It has to do with Lebanon. And it has to stop. We want to get it finished.”

In Israeli Domestic Politics, three people, including a Border Police officer, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The officer, a man in his 20s, and two of his family members, who are both officers in the IDF, had an ambush planned to carry out the murder on May 2 in southern Israel, where they live. The Border Police officer had been absent from his post for about a year. The other two suspects include a man in his 40s with the rank of colonel in the IDF reserves, and a man in his 20s currently serving voluntarily in the IDF following mandatory service. The three were brought in for questioning on Monday, with the officer’s detention extended by nine days and the others by three days; investigators said the case is ongoing.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Fifth man charged in March arson of Golders Green Hatzalah ambulances. Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service announced that an 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with the March arson attack that destroyed four ambulances owned by Hatzalah, a Jewish volunteer emergency service. Subhan Ahmed, a British national, was charged with “assisting an offender.” The ambulances were set ablaze on March 23 in Golders Green, a heavily Jewish neighborhood in London, prompting increased patrols in Jewish communities. Four others have already been charged in connection with the attack, including Hamza Iqbal, Rehan Khan, Judex Atshatshi, and a 17-year-old dual British and Pakistani national; they face charges of arson, destroying or damaging property, and being reckless as to whether life would be endangered, with a trial planned for January. Ahmed was released ahead of a June 16 court date.

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