Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-11 at 19:01

HEADLINES
- Iran Attacks Vessel in Hormuz Drones Down
- Israel a US Proxy Trump Quagmire Warned
- Ultra-Orthodox Excluded From West Bank Plan

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 Regional Impacts, Early reports indicate that Iran has again engaged a vessel, possibly a US surface combatant, while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command has said that safe passage for commercial vessels not violating the US blockade is available. Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense reports that over the past 48 hours, 24 Iranian one-way attack drones have been shot down by air defenses over Kuwait.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Iran expert Beni Sabti, an Iranian researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, said that Israel is a US proxy, just as Hezbollah is an Iranian proxy, and criticized the American strategy amid the exchange of blows between the United States and Iran. Sabti warned that President Trump is creating a South Lebanon or Vietnam scenario and a quagmire, arguing that heavy economic pressure on Iran inflicts little harm on civilians and does not push the Iranian people to rise up. Separately, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, we are striking Hezbollah very hard, eliminating hundreds of terrorists every week.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Iranian forces did not allow a tanker to enter the Strait of Hormuz without coordination, according to Iranian state media reports. Tehran’s mayor said the state funeral for late supreme leader Ali Khamenei will be delayed several weeks. On the American side, Netanyahu was reportedly not given a heads-up before President Trump called off further strikes against Iran and said a deal could soon be signed, with Axios citing a source. Iran has not yet made a final decision on a possible agreement with the United States and will not compromise on its red lines, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei; much of the negotiating text has been finalized, though the United States has repeatedly changed its positions during the talks.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, United Torah Judaism chairman MK Yitzhak Goldknopf sent Netanyahu a letter protesting what he called the exclusion of ultra-Orthodox communities and local authorities in the West Bank from a new government plan related to settlement development. He argued that about 200,000 ultra-Orthodox residents of Judea and Samaria are being sidelined. Separately, Netanyahu moved a NIS 1 billion settlement funding plan to a closed security cabinet debate; the proposal would fund temporary housing, public buildings, roads, water and sewage infrastructure in 61 West Bank settlements, including outposts and neighborhoods the government has moved to authorize.

In Uplifting News, Meet Matt Turner, the only Jewish player on Team USA in the 2026 World Cup, looms as a notable figure with 53 career appearances and a 29-16-8 record, including 27 clean sheets. Iran’s World Cup players took to the training pitch at their base camp in Mexico, giving journalists a first glimpse of a squad whose tournament run has been clouded by regional tensions. The team moved its camp from Arizona to Tijuana; about a dozen players trained publicly while others were not on site, and Mehdi Taremi did not show. Iran is scheduled to play its first match on Monday in Los Angeles against New Zealand, with the squad set to enter the United States on Sunday ahead of the match.

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I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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