Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-14 at 09:02

HEADLINES
Israel strikes Hezbollah in Beirut Dahiyeh
US Iran deal draft reshapes regional risk
Lancet petitions suspend Israeli Medical Association

The time is now 9:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, observers say Israel is pursuing actions that could undermine the deal, with emphasis on its earlier decision to launch explosive drones as part of the dispute.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israeli forces conducted strikes on Hezbollah command centers in Beirut’s Dahiyeh in response to Hezbollah fire toward Israeli territory, a move confirmed by Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz who said Israel will not tolerate attacks. The strikes targeted a Hezbollah command center in Dahiyeh used to advance attacks against Israelis and IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon, and the military said it briefed CENTCOM before carrying out the operation. Iranian officials weighed in, with parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf commenting that the strikes show America lacks the will or ability to fulfill commitments, and military adviser Ebrahim Rezaei posting that such actions would invite a response. In a separate development, Hamas praised a reported shooting of an IDF non-commissioned officer during a West Bank arrest operation in Dhahiriya, claiming responsibility and urging escalating resistance. Israel also carried out a targeted assassination on a vehicle in Tyre, southern Lebanon. An Iranian-aligned group released a Hebrew-language post warning that Zionist crimes in Dahiyeh will not go unpunished, signaling retaliation.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, a debate surrounds a planned Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, with former Netanyahu security adviser Jacob Nagel warning that a weak Iran deal could be remembered as worse than Obama’s and could shape Trump’s legacy depending on how it is interpreted and what it omits. The final draft of the memorandum reportedly includes a ban on Iran producing or acquiring nuclear weapons, with Tehran agreeing to dilute its highly enriched uranium stockpile and a mechanism to be discussed over the next 60 days. The arrangement also envisages US coordination with regional partners to develop a reconstruction and development plan for Iran within that period. The US would waive all oil sanctions on Iran and could lift restrictions on Iranian ports, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran would refrain from maintaining the current nuclear status quo until a final deal is reached. President Trump’s initial announcements cited regional approvals, including statements that some nations supported the accord, though interpretations remain fluid.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, The Lancet published a petition calling for the suspension of the Israeli Medical Association from the World Medical Association over allegations of silence on Palestinian suffering, the destruction of health-care infrastructure, and the killing of health workers in Gaza. The WMA has said it opposes excluding any member for actions of their government, stressing that doing so would weaken its ability to call out injustices. The British Medical Association had already suspended ties with the IMA in June 2025, and the WMA Congress is expected to consider the petition in Rotterdam in October. Separately, On This Day recalls the 1906 Bialystok Pogrom, when at least 70 Jews were killed and about 90 were injured over three days in an industrial city with a large Jewish population; by 1910 census, about 68.5 percent of Bialystok’s residents were Jewish, and the city’s police chief, Derkatcheff, who had been seen as sympathetic to the Jewish community, was killed a few days before the pogrom began.

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