Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-12 at 06:01

HEADLINES
- Iran-U.S. talks edge toward 60-day ceasefire
- Turkey expands emergency powers amid Israel focus
- Israel strikes 310 Hezbollah sites in Lebanon

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 Iranian Retaliation, missiles are off the table in talks with the United States as Iran demands about $300 billion in war damages. Iranian media describe a draft deal that would include a 60-day ceasefire, the reopening of Hormuz, eased sanctions and release of frozen funds, while excluding missiles and proxy groups from the negotiations.

In Regional Impacts, an exiled Turkish journalist says Ankara is expanding emergency powers and boosting military readiness as Israel becomes a central target, though experts caution the moves may also reflect coup-prevention measures; the reporter says Ankara is probably trying to find allies in Israel.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Mehr reports a ceasefire deal would end fighting in Lebanon and reopen Hormuz, with the initial unfreezing of funds and broader access to Iran’s frozen assets, totaling about 24 billion dollars, and the United States lifting sanctions on oil and petrochemical products; the arrangement would place a 60-day window for a final nuclear agreement, and would not address Iran’s ballistic missile program or its support for proxies. Separately, the Israeli military says it has operated across three fronts—Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank—pacing efforts against Hezbollah and other threats: roughly 310 Hezbollah sites were struck in southern Lebanon with around 80 militants killed, Gaza tunnel dismantling continued with more than 20 terrorists killed including senior Islamic Jihad figures and Hamas fund-transfer leadership, and in the West Bank over 50 suspects were detained while weapons, a lathe and other equipment were seized. An outgoing commander of the Maglan unit described Hezbollah defenses as collapsing, noting an underground \"city\" beneath southern Lebanon’s Beaufort was destroyed, hundreds of explosives cleared, and Hezbollah pushed back from the border.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Israel released Hamas co-founder Hassan Yousef, 71, from administrative detention after more than two years, a move confirmed by his son and welcomed in a Hamas statement; Yousef has spent more than two decades in prison cumulatively, with recent detention extending since October 2023 and a hospital transfer observed after release near Hebron. Separately, MK Tally Gotliv of Likud rejected claims that Prime Minister Netanyahu would cancel the party primaries, defending the primaries as a core right of the party and criticizing coverage of the affair as an unwelcome disruption, while reiterating there will be primaries and dismissing talk of a crisis in leadership.

Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today: Ongoing War Report update.
I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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