Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-08 at 04:02

HEADLINES
Israel Dismantles Iran Defenses in Hours
Israel Shuts Schools Nationwide Exams Postponed
Houthis Block Israeli Ships in Red Sea

The time is now 4:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In The Iranian regime spent months rebuilding its defenses, Israel dismantled them in a few hours.

In Ben-Gurion Airport remains open amid Iran missile attacks, Israel seeks to reduce air traffic. Ben-Gurion Airport will remain open for now, but officials are expected to reduce the number of passengers and departing flights following the resumption of hostilities and missile attacks from Iran, according to Israeli authorities. The IDF's Home Front Command is seeking to lower the number of passengers at the airport to around 2,500, a move that would reduce the number of outbound flights. The Transportation Ministry, however, is pushing for a higher cap of 5,000 passengers. At present, the airport remains open and is operating normally until further notice. Haifa Airport is also operating as usual. Air Haifa continues to fly hundreds of Israeli passengers to Larnaca, Mykonos, Paphos, Athens, and other destinations. El Al announced that passengers holding tickets for flights scheduled through June 13 would be eligible for a free postponement or a voucher for a future flight. The Tourism Ministry said it had opened an emergency operations center following a situational assessment led by Director-General Michael Itzhakov to coordinate the relocation of residents to hotels if homes are damaged.

In Iran's missiles over Israel are telling a larger story - opinion, the piece argues that missiles crossing the skies are signals of a broader historical transition unfolding across the Middle East. More than four decades after the Islamic Revolution transformed Iran into the center of a revolutionary project, the political order born in 1979 is showing signs of exhaustion. The confrontation now unfolding between Tehran and Jerusalem is not merely another regional crisis; it is a test of whether a system built on permanent resistance, proxy warfare and managed instability can continue to function under mounting internal and external pressure. For decades, American policymakers treated Iran primarily as a nuclear challenge, while much of the region came to view the Islamic Republic as a revolutionary force whose legitimacy depended upon confrontation. The events of recent days have brought that distinction into sharp focus, placing the US-Iran talks and the region’s strategic balance at the center of the dilemma.

In Central Israel, Central Israel.

In Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis vow to block Israeli ships from traversing Red Sea, the group declared a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea and warned that any Israeli target would be attacked. Earlier on Monday, Yemen’s Houthis fired rockets at central Israel; no injuries were reported. The military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the ban is in effect and that escalation will be met with escalation, adding that their forces launched a missile barrage at sensitive targets in occupied Jaffa in response to Israeli actions against Lebanon, Iran, and Gaza. Earlier this morning, air raid sirens echoed across large parts of Israel after the Houthis fired a missile toward the central region.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Ismail Bakai (Ismail Bakayi) said: the end of the war in Lebanon is part of the ceasefire.

South Lebanon: fighter jets of attackers in the village of Tebnin — despite Iranian warnings that South Lebanon is included in their equation.

In Underground hospitals, no school: Israel transitions to restricted activity mode after Iran strikes. Following rocket fire from Iran and widespread alerts, the Home Front Command announced a move to a state of restricted activity, with a total closure of all educational institutions, cancellation of exams, and tighter limits on gatherings and workplaces. The policy goes into effect from Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 10 p.m. until Monday, June 8, 2026 at 8 p.m. The Home Front Command will hold regular situation assessments to update the public. The Education Ministry announced that the entire education system would be shut down on Monday, with no classes, matriculation exams, remote learning, or any other educational activity. The shutdown covers all age groups and does not exempt special education. All student transportation was canceled, the biology matriculation exam was postponed, and a separate announcement will be issued on the rest of this week’s exams. A headquarters meeting is expected to be held at 10 a.m. in the Education Ministry.

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