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

HEADLINES
Oman Leads Hormuz Talks for Free Lane
US Rep Khanna Detained by Settlers
Burin Kite Festival Flags Palestinian Dispute

The time is now 11:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, Muscat is hosting talks with Iranian, Qatari, and possibly Pakistani decision-makers to discuss a transit framework for the Strait of Hormuz. Reports indicate Omani officials want to secure a framework in which the Median Transit Lane, a route that separates the pre-war inbound and outbound lanes, would be opened for free commercial maritime traffic through the strait. Separately, in Burin, a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a kite festival unfolds with kites in the Palestinian flag colors and one in Egyptian colors to honor the national team, set against the backdrop of nearby Israeli settlements. Organizers say the event carries a political message about land and sky amid ongoing land disputes and settlement activity.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, hundreds of Haredi protesters gathered outside Cafe Basimta in Jerusalem’s Nahlaot neighborhood to oppose the cafe opening on Shabbat. Police removed two protesters near the entrance as Jerusalem residents turned out in support of the cafe; Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Adir Schwartz, who chairs the Hitorerut movement, said extremists would not dictate how Jerusalem residents live and that the community would continue to support local businesses and keep Jerusalem open to all. At Ammunition Hill, the memorial at the heritage site now bears four aspects: memory of the 36 fighters who fell in the Battle for Jerusalem in 1967; memory of those who survived 1967 but fell in later wars; inclusion of two fallen reservists from the 66th Battalion who served in the Israel-Hamas War, Sergeant-Major Tal Shua and Sergeant-Major Neriya Shaer; and a note that officials decided not to add another standard stone with the original fonts. In a West Bank visit, Representative Ro Khanna said he was detained by armed Israeli settlers during a tour, with the delegation surrounded by settlers wielding M4 rifles and blocking their vehicle; they called the US Embassy in Jerusalem for help, and aides said they were held for more than an hour before Israeli security forces cleared the road.

In Uplifting News, Noga Erez attended the Jerusalem Film Festival for the Israeli premiere of Noga, the documentary about her and Ori Rousso. The film, largely in Hebrew, follows their lives and musical partnership and blends styles into a portrait that took five years to make. The world premiere occurred at the Tribeca Festival and it has also been shown at Munich; Erez described the Hebrew-language screening as moving and meaningful, noting the festival runs through July 19.

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