Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-30 at 19:01

HEADLINES
Iran fires 2,800 missiles after UAE strikes
Bennett slams north security, demands IDF freedom
Revolutionary Guards deploy speedboat in Tehran square

The time is now 7:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, the United Arab Emirates conducted dozens of airstrikes against Iran during the recent conflict, operating in coordination with the United States and Israel. The strikes extended into the day after the April cease-fire was announced, and the operations reportedly went further than had previously been publicly known. Abu Dhabi remained an active participant throughout the campaign. Iran retaliated by directing more than 2,800 missiles and drones at the UAE, targeting cities, airports and energy facilities. The report describes Iran’s objective as increasing the cost of the military campaign for Gulf states involved in the conflict, with Emirati aircraft striking multiple sites across Iran.

In Regional Impacts, the Revolutionary Guards reportedly placed one of their speedboats in Tehran’s Revolution Square, described as part of operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Separately, Oman’s Ministry of Defense issued an alert after the sighting of a suspected naval mine within Oman’s territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, advising mariners to keep a safe distance from suspicious objects and to report them to authorities.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Ilan Goldenberg, senior vice president at J Street, told The Jerusalem Post that a liberal Zionist position can reverse a deteriorating US-Israel relationship. He argued that liberal Zionism represents the middle ground favored by most Americans and US Jews and is the best approach to sustain the bilateral relationship as sentiment shifts in both major political camps. Goldenberg described how quieter voices in American politics have been drowned out by polarized rhetoric and articulated policies he believes are needed to stabilize the relationship.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, former prime minister Naftali Bennett criticized the government’s handling of security in the north amid a sharp escalation in Hezbollah rocket fire, including a direct missile strike in central Kiryat Shmona. He said residents in the north deserve security, as in Tel Aviv, and called the current approach inadequate, urging full operational freedom for the IDF and intensified regional diplomacy with Saudi Arabia and Gulf states. Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot also criticized the government, saying Hezbollah’s continued attacks reflect a failure of the security policy. Additionally, initial reports described a vehicle-ramming incident at the entrance to Jerusalem, with concerns about large forces en route.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, a Waterloo teenager was charged in connection with March shootings at two Toronto-area synagogues. The 17-year-old faces two counts of reckless firearm discharge, two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offense, and two counts of weapons trafficking. A second youth, now 18, had already been charged in the case. No injuries were reported in the attacks on Shaarei Shomayim synagogue and Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (the BAYT).

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