Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-03 at 04:01

HEADLINES
Iran warns harsh response during Khamenei funeral
Monaco parcel bomb suspect sought by Interpol
Poll shows coalition 49 vs 60 seats

The time is now 4:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, the commander of Khatam al-Anbiya, Ali Abdollahi, warned Israel and the United States against any miscalculation during former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s week-long funeral, saying there would be harsh and regrettable responses if an attack occurred. The funeral is slated to begin on Saturday and is described as the largest event in the Islamic Republic’s history, spanning several cities in Iran and Iraq, including Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, Najaf, and Karbala, with Iranian media estimating millions of participants and Tehran’s mayor putting the capital’s attendance at 15 to 20 million. Khamenei was killed in Tehran in February in joint US-Israeli strikes at the start of Roaring Lion and Epic Fury, alongside his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law, and his son Mojtaba has since taken on the mantle of supreme leader. An unannounced event occurred amid funeral preparations, with references to Khamenei’s coffin.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, a video segment quotes President Donald Trump declaring, "I've been the best president in the history of Israel."

In Israeli Domestic Politics, the IDF’s Duvdevan unit, acting on intelligence from the Shin Bet, arrested eight Palestinians suspected of chasing and assaulting Israeli civilians during Thursday’s incident in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, transferring them to security forces for further processing. Separately, Israeli Breslov hassidim were reported to have fled to a Palestinian village to escape a police stop, prompting security forces to deploy commandos and a combat helicopter, locate the vehicle, and rescue the group; authorities later said there was no security-related incident. Liberal Jewish groups are planning a protest at a plaza outside the United Nations against a possible visit by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who may attend a policing conference; UN officials have said Ben-Gvir is not yet registered for the summit scheduled for July 7–8. Israel Police arrested an active IDF reservist in a southern city on suspicion of possessing and trafficking weapons; a Kalashnikov rifle, a sniper rifle, and large quantities of ammunition were seized, with the suspect admitting the weapons were from October 7 and claimed they were collected from combat zones near the Gaza border, though authorities question that explanation. A Maariv poll suggests Netanyahu, if he ran a solo party, could win about 16 seats, while Likud without him might win 7; Together would total 23 seats, with Yeshar! at 20 and other blocs shaping a 49-seat coalition versus 60-seat opposition, and most Israelis doubt a government uniting both sides could be formed after the election.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, authorities issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in Monaco’s parcel-bombing attack targeting a Jewish oligarch, along with an Interpol red notice to locate and provisionally arrest her. The red notice is a request to locate a suspect, not an international arrest warrant. Three people were wounded when the parcel bomb exploded in Monaco, and the main suspect—a woman not located in Monaco or neighboring France—appeared to have fled to France. The Cypriot-Ukrainian tycoon wounded in the attack is Vadym Yermolaiev; his wife Anna Innokentiivna Yermolaeva and their 13-year-old son David were hospitalized.

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