Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-21 at 06:01

HEADLINES
- Iran Proposes 10 Day Ceasefire Amid Mediation
- US Launches Tenth Night of Iran Strikes
- Israel Expands Gaza Earthen Berm Network

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, Tehran initiated a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire that mediators have presented to the United States, with senior Qatari, Egyptian, Omani, and Pakistani officials involved. The aim is to address the Strait of Hormuz and to clarify the status of a memorandum of understanding that has been described as no longer in force. Mediators have discussed additional elements, including a middle corridor through the Strait of Hormuz that would allow safe transit for commercial vessels between Oman’s waters and Iran’s area. A separate note within this topic reports that Iranians are fortifying dirt roads in southern Iran in response to American strikes on bridges.

In US Military Role, the United States carried out a tenth night of strikes on Iran as Tehran claimed it attacked two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted American radar and air-defense systems in Bahrain. US Central Command said its forces struck Iranian command centers, maritime assets, missile and drone launch sites, and air-defense systems to degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial vessels through the strait. Explosions were reported across southern Iran, including near Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Qeshm, Chabahar, Konarak, Sirik Island and Shiraz; Iranian media said two locations near Shiraz had been subjected to enemy attacks. Reports of explosions also emerged around Bushehr and Isfahan, though provincial officials attributed some sounds to air-defense systems.

In Regional Impacts, Israel is quietly building a large earthen barrier inside Gaza, extending its berm network in the south by more than two kilometers this month, with more than 23 kilometers constructed in recent months. The barrier runs along the so-called yellow line, the boundary established after Israeli forces withdrew under the October ceasefire deal, and the growth of the barrier has raised questions about whether the line is becoming a more permanent division. An alarm was activated in Bahrain.

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