Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-24 at 06:01

HEADLINES
Spain evacuates 10,000 as wildfires rage
MT Asana hijacked in Gulf of Aden
Pentera and Recorded Future partner for CTEM

The time is now 6:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, Spain's government declared a national emergency late Thursday after a string of wildfires near Madrid and in the neighboring province of Avila forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate as firefighters fought to contain the blazes. The Interior Ministry said the move reflected simultaneous outbreaks, adverse weather conditions and the need to mobilize resources from different public administrations, raising the challenges for firefighting and civil protection efforts. More than 270 emergency personnel and 40 ground units have been deployed, alongside several contingents from the Military Emergency Unit. Experts say climate change is linked to increasingly severe wildfire seasons, with abundant vegetation growth after heavy spring rainfall drying out under extreme summer heat, creating fuel for rapidly spreading fires. The Madrid regional government described the situation as "extreme gravity" and requested assistance, noting active fires in Villa del Prado, San Martin de Valdeiglesias and Almorox in Castile-La Mancha, with a wildfire in Burgohondo, Avila that could threaten beyond current extinguishing capacity. France, meanwhile, ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast, as a major wildfire raged nearby. President Emmanuel Macron said he had requested help from the European Union as the country’s battle against wildfires intensified. France has activated the EU civil protection mechanism and expects reinforcements including two Croatian Canadair aircraft, two Portuguese Air Tractor planes, and two heavy Black Hawk helicopters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Evacuees from Cap Ferret could depart from piers in four villages between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. local time, while those remaining in the villages must leave either by boat or via the peninsula’s sole road link.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, a merchant ship hijacked in Yemeni waters in the Gulf of Aden last week is now being held by Somali pirates in Puntland, according to two residents who spoke to Reuters. The MT Asana, a Tanzanian-flagged fuel and chemical tanker, has a crew of 20, including eight Germans and ten Filipinos. Germany’s Foreign Ministry said it did not comment on abductions of German nationals overseas as a matter of principle. The UK Maritime Trade Operations had said last week that a vessel boarded by unauthorized personnel in the Gulf of Aden had been maneuvered into Somali waters, classifying it as a hijack. One resident described himself as a former pirate, and another resident said pirates were transporting food to the hijacked ship. Pirate activity off Somalia has surged again after a lull that ended in late 2023.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Israeli cybersecurity firm Pentera announced a deal with Recorded Future to integrate their technologies, with a demonstration expected at Black Hat 2026 in Las Vegas. Recorded Future will allow Pentera to use its platform to validate threats in real time. The integration, called Continuous Threat Exposure Management, CTEM, combines Recorded Future’s threat-detection capacity with Pentera’s system to provide a single autonomous operational flow in alignment. The demonstration is planned for August 6 during Black Hat 2026’s panel “Threat Intel Just Got Teeth: TLPT Goes Live.” Amitai Ratzon, CEO of Pentera, said the partnership connects threat intelligence and security validation in a way the market has been missing, helping convert intelligence into proactive security validation testing and enabling a rapid cycle of remediation steps that could reduce risk measurably.

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https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-903551