Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-07 at 23:02

HEADLINES
- Trump Urges Rapid Durable Ceasefire in Hormuz
- IDF Reveals Hezbollah Cache Nazi Gun
- GWU Probes Possible Chemical Attack Israel Fest

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

In Regional Impacts, President Donald J. Trump said that today’s high-intensity engagement in the Strait of Hormuz does not end the nominal US-Iran ceasefire and that a lasting ceasefire agreement should be signed fast.

The remarks frame the event as not marking a conclusion to the pause, with Trump urging a rapid, durable settlement as tensions remain elevated in the region.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah weapons cache revealed: IDF display Nazi gun and Iranian arms.

Israel’s Defense Forces displayed Hezbollah’s seized arsenal, including a Nazi-era MG34 and Iranian weapons. The collection totals more than 7,500 items, ranging from rockets to drones, recovered in southern Lebanon.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, GW University investigates possible chemical attack on student-led Israel festival.

US authorities are probing a potential chemical attack at George Washington University’s Israel Fest, held on campus earlier this week. At least one student was injured. The university said it will examine, among other things, whether attendees were targeted based on their Jewish faith, and law enforcement is involved in the investigation. Some witnesses described smelling a rotten-egg odor after vials were dropped at the event.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Real estate magnate Steven Roth likens Mamdani’s ‘tax the rich’ to ‘from the river to the sea’.

Jewish real estate executive Steven Roth criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” rhetoric on an earnings call for Vornado Realty Trust, saying it can be as hateful as racial slurs and the phrase “from the river to the sea,” used in some protests. Roth noted the controversy over Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax on second homes valued at more than $5 million and expressed support for Ken Griffin, the Citadel CEO, in the wake of a video Mamdani released announcing the tax. He argued the public confrontation surrounding the issue reflects broader tensions between business leaders and the mayor.

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https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-895547