Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-25 at 12:01

HEADLINES
Al-Barak drone strike kills three
Houthis escalate threaten Bab el Mandeb shipping
Gilad Farm shooting triggers West Bank raid

The time is now 12:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, 3 people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on the roof of the Abu Rish family home in the Al-Barak area southwest of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The strike is the fifth drone attack this morning in Gaza, with at least six Gazan fatalities reported so far today.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi-led coalition is responding with strikes on missile sites, weapons depots, and targets cited as threats to Red Sea shipping. The Houthis have warned they will attack Saudi ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait unless the blockade ends, a move seen as an effort to pressure through regional shipping chokepoints. Al-Masirah reported statements from Mahdi al-Mashat, the Houthi chairman, threatening Saudi Arabia, while Houthis allege strikes on Sana’a Airport and sites in Hodeidah and vow retaliation.

In the US Policy Concerning Israel, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid is set to attend Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral this week, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also slated to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the funeral, with concerns over a potential widening of the broader conflict between the United States and Iran in the Middle East.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, several developments are noted. Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel rhetoric on Fox Business, calling his arrest-pledge claims regarding Netanyahu baseless and describing the rhetoric as a dangerous distraction. In a separate domestic profile, Esther, a 36-year-old mother, describes Miluim as an emotional roller coaster, recounting how her husband’s reserve duties intersect with war-time life after their family faced upheaval since October 7. A Dutch descendent of Righteous Among the Nations, Ellen Monique Chits, seeks permanent residency in Israel despite an Interior Ministry rejection tied to an age rule; a January 2026 court ruling she cites would extend eligibility to grandchildren of those named as Righteous Among the Nations. In another security development, IDF and security forces arrested more than 70 suspects in the West Bank after a fatal shooting near Gilad Farm that left two Israelis dead, including an IDF officer; the operation involved several brigades, captured a planned attacker in Tell, and involved searches of hundreds of locations alongside Hamas-affiliated suspects.

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I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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