Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-18 at 09:01

HEADLINES
Iran Strikes US Bases Kuwait Jordan Bahrain
Bahrain Faces Recurrent Air Raid Alerts
Funeral Held for 45 Hezbollah Militants

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 Iranian Retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for attacks on US military sites in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain on Saturday morning, according to Iranian state media. Sirens sounded in Kuwait as drones targeted US ammunition stores and communications assets at Ali Al Salem Air Base and other installations, with a fire breaking out at a power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait. The Kuwait Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy Ministry said several power generation units were shut down and that crews were working to contain the fire and carry out repairs; firefighters and workers sustained injuries while responding to the blazes. The IRGC later warned that countries hosting US forces should expect corresponding responses if their territory is used to attack Iran, per Tasnim News Agency. Reports also indicate Iranian launches in Jordan’s skies directed at bases hosting American personnel, and a Hebrew-language report notes damages in Kuwait from attacks documented by the Saad Al-Abdalla Security Academy. Iran’s Health Ministry said 50 people were killed and 500 wounded in attacks in Iran over the past three weeks.

In US Military Role, Iran on Saturday struck infrastructure in the Gulf and threatened a full-scale offensive in retaliation for the seventh consecutive night of US strikes on the Islamic republic. A month after they agreed a preliminary deal aimed at ending their war, fighting has intensified, with Tehran accusing Washington of hitting an airport, railway station and bridges. Iran retaliated Saturday with strikes on an oil facility in Kuwait as well as a power and water plant, authorities in the Gulf state said, while in Bahrain the army said air defences repelled a wave of Iranian attacks. Iran will no longer limit itself to retaliatory, like-for-like responses, and no political border will be safe, Major General Mohsen Rezaei said, according to state media. He warned Tehran would resume full-scale offensive operations if US strikes continue for another two or three days. Kuwait accused Iran of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure after the strike on the power plant forced several power generation units to be deactivated.

In Regional Impacts, Bahrain is under air raid alert once again. For at least the fifth time in the past 24 hours, sirens are sounding across the island as another wave of Iranian ballistic missiles and drones heads toward the Gulf region. A separate report from Jordan documents additional events related to the ongoing response efforts.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, southern Lebanon is holding a funeral for 45 Hezbollah militants in the village of Majdal Salam today. Separately, Iran is attacking bases of Kurdish militias in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah region, with reports noting ongoing strikes against those facilities.

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