Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-06 at 23:02

HEADLINES
Trump vows US strikes Iran infrastructure
Iran fires missiles at ships in Hormuz
Hamas technocratic Gaza government to dodge disarmament

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 US Military Role, President Trump warned that if a diplomatic agreement with Iran cannot be reached, the US is prepared to take decisive military action against the country's infrastructure. He said he would prefer a deal to avoid harming Iran's roughly 91 million people, but asserted the US could rapidly destroy key infrastructure—including bridges, energy facilities, and power plants—adding that Iran's leaders know that.

In Regional Impacts, Israel weighs Abu Dhabi summit to revive Jordan water deal. UAE-backed talks would seek to renew extra Israeli water supplies to Jordan, advance a regional desalination-for-solar project and ease strained ties between Jerusalem and Amman. Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz, report says. Two vessels damaged but no casualties reported, as tensions rise after stalled US-Iran talks and Tehran warns its missiles and drones are ready to fire at you. At World Cup, Egypt coach calls on FIFA to use soft power to aid Palestinians. Egypt's coach Hossam Hassan, who waved a Palestinian flag after Egypt's victory, told reporters that Gaza's suffering is a global concern and urged FIFA to use soft power to aid Palestinians.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Israel Foreign Minister Saar on Hamas: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Hamas is proposing a technocratic government in Gaza to avoid disarming, arguing it seeks a Hezbollah model in which a civilian administration handles municipal services while Hamas retains military control. Saar said Israel insists any postwar arrangement must include the full implementation of the Trump plan, centered on the disarmament of Hamas and the complete demilitarization of the Gaza Strip.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Leading haredi rabbinic authorities are urging the public to avoid the main access road to the tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes in Tiberias, saying recent changes along the city's waterfront have created conditions they believe are inconsistent with religious standards of modesty. The dispute centers on a newly opened public beach located along the primary route connecting Tiberias' ancient cemetery with the tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes, one of Israel's most frequently visited Jewish pilgrimage sites. Rabbinic leaders contend the beach was opened without measures they consider necessary to maintain standards of modesty, resulting in scenes they say are inappropriate for the area's many religious visitors. A London woman has been convicted of hate crime offenses after targeting Jewish children and another member of the public during an antisemitic incident outside a Jewish school earlier this year. Syeda Khatun, 39, was found guilty of several racially aggravated offenses following a trial in a London magistrates' court. The convictions stem from a May incident in which prosecutors said she directed antisemitic insults at people gathered outside the school.

In Uplifting News, New heritage center revives a lost chapter of Zionist history. A new museum at Jerusalem’s former Atarot Airport preserves the story of a Jewish farming community destroyed in 1948, drawing criticism from the Palestinian Authority, which says project reinforces Israeli sovereignty claims.

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