Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-21 at 21:01

HEADLINES
Epic Fury Interceptor Buildup for Israel
Trump Sends 5,000 Troops to Poland
Republicans Delay War Powers Vote on Iran

The time is now 9:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, The United States reportedly deployed about 200 THAAD interceptors against missiles bound for Israel, roughly half of its THAAD inventory, and more than 100 SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors aboard ships in the Mediterranean during the conflict. Israel, by comparison, used fewer than 100 Arrow 3 missiles and around 90 David Sling interceptors, with many defenses focused on attacks from Yemen and Lebanon rather than Iranian missiles. Officials described the overall defense effort as carrying the burden equitably between the two allies during Operation Epic Fury, with fighter aircraft, counter-UAS systems, and other advanced defenses in use on both sides. Separately, President Donald Trump said the United States would send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, linking the move to his endorsement of Poland’s newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki. In a separate hearing, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told senators that arms shipments to Taiwan have been paused to ensure munitions are available for ongoing operations, while stressing that the United States still has ample munitions. A US official cited by The Washington Post warned that if fighting were to resume with Iran, more interceptors would likely be needed, noting Israel’s decision to send some defense batteries for maintenance; the Pentagon denied any burden-sharing concerns amid those discussions.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Republicans delayed a House vote on a war powers resolution that would halt Iran-related military action, with the move described as a consequence of challenges within the party in sustaining support for potential military action.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes, speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, said there is an “orgy of antisemitism” overtaking the West, remarks tied to his reflections on his film Son of Saul and its Israel-based development; he argued today’s political climate makes such Jewish-themed work more difficult to place, criticizing boycotts as anti-humanist. In Argentina, former prosecutor Viviana Fein, who led the investigation into the 2015 death of Alberto Nisman, has been charged with aggravated concealment over her handling of the case surrounding the AMIA bombing of 1994, which killed 85 people; Nisman’s death has been the subject of decades of dispute, with earlier statements shifting from suicide to possible assassination as testimonies and evidence evolved.

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