Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-11 at 07:01

HEADLINES
IDF kills Hamas commander behind Re'im attack
Ceasefire ends as Qatar-Iran mediation intensifies
Maryland man gets 15-year ISIS sentence

The time is now 7:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, mediators were trying to salvage diplomacy aimed at ending the Middle East war after the United States declared the ceasefire over. A Qatari delegation was reported to have traveled to Iran, as Tehran’s top diplomat made his way to Oman, a country that has long served as a mediator. There have been no direct talks between Tehran and Washington since last month, but Iranian media said the Qatar delegation arrived on Friday. President Trump said talks would continue, even after previously calling them a waste of time, and he posted that the United States has told Iran that the ceasefire is over. He later posted that he would decimate Iran if it attempted to assassinate him. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Oman on Saturday, a stop that underscores mediation efforts tied to earlier negotiations before the war.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Justice served. The Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of Yahya Hamdan, the Hamas commander who led the horrific massacre at the Re’im base on October 7. If you shed Jewish blood, you will be found, and you will pay the price.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Maryland man who tried joining ISIS, planning attack against Jews sentenced to 15 years in prison. Michael Sam Teekay Jr, 22, was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. He told an undercover officer between March and April 2023 that he planned to join and fight for ISIS, and described a “plan B” to carry out an attack in the United States against Jews and people who support Israel. He said he had researched buildings near him that support Israel and had thought about how to “gun down” those involved. US Attorney Kelly O’Hayes said the sentence shows that those who seek to aid terrorist organizations will be identified, prosecuted, and held fully accountable. The Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office, Jimmy Paul, added that this sentencing reinforces the gravity of Teekay’s crimes.

In Uplifting News, Breakthrough Israeli study finds potential path to reversing hearing loss. Researchers from Tel Aviv University’s Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences identified a unique biological mechanism that could enable regeneration of sensory hair cells in the inner ear, a process once thought impossible in humans. Led by Prof. Karen Avraham, with collaborators including Lama Khalaily and others, the team’s findings were published in Science Advances under the title Live imaging and multimodal profiling reveal transdifferentiation of a cochlear supporting cell subpopulation upon Notch inhibition. The work offers a potential avenue toward restoring hearing for millions affected by irreversible loss.

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https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/mediators-try-salvage-diplomacy-after-us-iran-strikes
https://t.me/hnaftali/23865
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-902114
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-902034