Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-13 at 01:02

HEADLINES
- US strikes Iran targets with sea drones
- Israel may join Iran ops if requested
- Macron decries antisemitism as Britain funds security

The time is now 1:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, US forces carried out a new wave of strikes against Iranian targets overnight, hitting dozens of sites tied to air defenses, coastal radar systems, missiles and drones, and small boats. The operation deployed fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and for the first time, one-way attack sea drones. CENTCOM said dozens of air-defense, radar, missile and drone targets were hit after renewed Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz; Tehran retaliated with missile strikes on US bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait. The exchanges come as Israel remains outside these rounds of fighting for now, though officials expect it could be drawn back in later.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Israel's Ambassador to the US, Dr. Michael Leiter, said the United States has not asked Israel to rejoin military operations following renewed US strikes on Iran, but emphasized Israel would respond if requested. Speaking on Face the Nation, Leiter said, "We're a partner, we're an ally. If the United States calls on us to rejoin kinetic activity against Iran, we're going to be there for the United States."

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Givat Ze’ev, a settlement five kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, has been officially declared a city in Israel after a decree signed by IDF Central Command Chief Avi Bluth. Founded in 1977 within the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, the community now serves nearly 35,000 residents and has one of the country’s highest growth rates. The status upgrade aims to align the municipal framework with planned development, scaling and residential services. Mayor Yossi Asraf called it a historic moment and said becoming a city will boost growth while preserving the settlement’s warm, rural, community atmosphere.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, French President Emmanuel Macron decried a resurgence of the demons of antisemitism as France marked 120 years since Captain Alfred Dreyfus was exonerated, inaugurating a statue in his honor. Macron noted the ongoing threat of antisemitism as part of France’s past and present. Separately, Britain announced an investment of more than £250 million over the next three years to enhance security for Jewish institutions and communities, deploying 500 additional police officers across England and Wales to protect synagogues, schools and community centers, with funds also supporting national counterterrorism efforts to ensure no religious community feels threatened.

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