Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-04 at 12:02

HEADLINES
Iran missiles target UAE, one hits sea
South Korean ship attacked near Hormuz
Arrest over Palestinian flag on kippah

The time is now 12:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, the Iranian regime fired four missiles toward the United Arab Emirates; three were intercepted and one fell in the ocean.

In Regional Impacts, a South Korean ship sailing near the Strait of Hormuz was attacked on Monday. An official told Chosun Daily that there had been no casualties among South Korean nationals as of the first check. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps navy released a new map showing its claimed area of control in the Strait of Hormuz, with unclear changes to traffic. US Central Command said it would begin helping to restore freedom of navigation through the Strait, while traffic remained limited; only a sanctioned LPG tanker and a few cargo ships passed into the Gulf of Oman, and German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said transit remained unclear due to procedures. A report identified launches from Bushehr toward the United Arab Emirates.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, President Trump just posted this.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, many Israelis and Diaspora Jews were appalled this week when they learned that a man was arrested for displaying a Palestinian flag on his kippah. When police returned the kippah to its owner, the Palestinian flag had been cut out of the skullcap. The author argues that police do as they please and answer to no one, with a claimed free license aided by Israel’s Supreme Court and its proxies. The piece references a chapter titled Criminal Injustice in a forthcoming book on Israel’s Supreme Court, arguing this pattern reflects a broader issue of judicial empowerment and police conduct.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, all mainstream Norwegian Jewish organizations condemn the Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities for Holocaust revitalization in an open letter signed by major Jewish groups. The letter stresses that the Holocaust represents an industrial, ideologically driven genocide and emphasizes the legitimacy of acknowledging civilian suffering in armed conflicts, including Palestinians after 1948, while noting forthcoming events tied to the Nakba and Gaza. Separately, a UK opinion piece argues that the country is no country for old, or any, Jews, criticizing the response to violence against Jewish communities and contrasting it with reactions from Israeli leaders.

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I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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