Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-06 at 04:02

HEADLINES
Missile Strikes CGM San Antonio; Several Injured
Drones Strike Surdash Camp in Biban
London Forms 100-Officer Jewish Protection Unit

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, a French-owned cargo ship, the CGM San Antonio, was struck overnight in the Gulf region by an Iranian land-attack cruise missile, injuring several members of the ship’s Filipino crew. About the same time, an Iranian cruise missile was seen heading toward the Strait of Hormuz after being launched from Bandar Abbas.

In Regional Impacts, CMA CGM said the San Antonio was targeted while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, wounding several crew members and causing damage to the vessel. The wounded crew members have been evacuated and are receiving medical care, the company said. CMA CGM is closely monitoring the situation and remains fully mobilized alongside the crew. The incident follows an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps drone attack on the Surdash camp in the Biban region, a Kurdish area, with two drones reported by the Kurdistan Regional Government Security Directorate; no casualties were reported. Residents in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, and Sirik reported hearing explosions around 4 a.m. local time, several hours after the Biban-region explosions, and provincial authorities later confirmed the sounds were caused by air defenses intercepting drones, according to the Students News Network.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israel arrested Gaza flotilla participant Thiago Avila, who will stand trial on ties to terrorism; he attended the Hezbollah leader’s funeral and chanted for the death of the West on numerous occasions. Iranian drones struck overnight Kurdish positions in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, former prime minister Naftali Bennett told the Trinity Broadcasting Network that 9/11 was caused by the international community’s failure to treat radical Islam in the Middle East as a global issue. He recalled being in Manhattan during 9/11 and said, “That’s what happens when you say the Middle East isn’t our problem, we don’t care.” He argued that if a nuclear deal with Iran is not reached, it will have global impacts, not just in the Middle East, and warned that radical Islamists could reach places like Manhattan and California with nuclear missiles as part of the current Israeli-US conflict with Iran. In a separate development, a Maariv readers’ poll suggested Likud would likely win fewer than 20 Knesset seats without Netanyahu, with about 70% of respondents predicting under 20 seats. Among opposition voters, 42.4% said 10-20 seats and 37.7% said below 10; among coalition voters, 28.5% said below 10 and 25.9% said 30 or more.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, London policing officials announced the creation of a dedicated protection team of about 100 officers, including counter-terrorism specialists, to help protect Jewish communities across London after a series of antisemitic attacks, including the stabbing of two men. Detectives are also examining whether arson incidents have possible Iranian links as security officials warn Iran is using criminal proxies to escalate hostility. Since late March, four Jewish ambulances have been burned and synagogues targeted, and two Jewish men were stabbed last week; police said around 50 people have been arrested in the past four weeks for antisemitic hate crimes and charges.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Bank of Israel figures show the Israeli public’s portfolio of financial assets reached a record NIS 7.4 trillion at the start of 2026, February, up by about NIS 1.1 trillion in a year and an 80% rise over six years from NIS 4.1 trillion in 2020. The asset mix includes money in bank accounts, pension funds, provident funds, mutual funds, and securities. The share of risk assets (stocks and bonds) rose from 39% at the end of 2022 to 48% by early 2026, reflecting growing investor appetite for risk as markets advanced and pension savings expanded, with implications for prices in the local stock market.

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