Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-10 at 10:02

HEADLINES
Trump hints US strike Iran power plants
Khaled al-Aydi espionage case shocks Beirut
Torah study law advances after preliminary reading

The time is now 10:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, President Donald Trump said the United States may begin striking Iran's power plants and bridges because Iran has taken too long to reach a peace deal. He told Fox News's Trey Yingst that he “may keep going” and that Iran “had a chance to sign a deal and survive.” He also posted on Truth Social that “The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price.” Separately, the US Central Command said it conducted strikes against Iran in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter, targeting Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz, describing the strikes as self-defense and a proportional response. The Apache pilots were rescued by a US unmanned vehicle. Trump later told Fox News that last night’s strikes destroyed about 55% of the air defense systems and radars Iran had restored during the ceasefire.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Lebanese authorities say Khaled al-Aydi, a Palestinian refugee from Syria who also holds Ukrainian citizenship, was detained by Hezbollah in Beirut’s southern suburbs and accused of involvement in an Israeli intelligence plot. He escaped from a Hezbollah cell amid last March’s fighting and disappeared after entering the gates of the Ukrainian Embassy in Baabda, in what officials describe as a tangle of espionage as Hezbollah pursues what it sees as Israeli intelligence operatives in Lebanon. Three judicial officials and two senior security officials described the case, with a senior Hezbollah official noting the ongoing spy game in the area.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, the White House has issued a statement declaring that the bully of the Middle East is dead, signaling a strong framing of regional dynamics.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, the National Insurance Institute will allow sexual assault survivors and victims of prostitution to request accommodations for medical panels, including examination by a female doctor, appearing by video, or having their case reviewed without in-person appearance, following a Jerusalem Regional Labor Court ruling supported by the Justice Ministry’s Legal Aid Department. Separately, ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv denounced the detention of draft dodgers, with demonstrations blocking roads at the Russian Compound and near the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv; authorities reported injuries and arrests as police worked to restore order. A Hebrew-language report quoted a source from the Haredi community warning that if detainees linked to Solberg are transferred to military prison, there would be no red lines and protests would be staged in unexpected places. Additionally, a basic law enshrining Torah study as a fundamental value passed preliminary reading, removing an obstacle to exemptions from military service for yeshiva students, though the original version’s provision equating Torah scholars with IDF soldiers was removed.

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