Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-13 at 22:01

HEADLINES
US Cuts NATO Jets, Refuelers, Reallocates Carrier
Hormuz Traffic Quiet, Oman Route Used
Iran Deal Framework Sparks Israel-Linked Uncertainty

The time is now 10:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, the United States plans to sharply reduce the aircraft and warships it makes available for NATO operations in Europe. The plan would cut the number of F-16 and F-15E fighter jets from roughly 150 to 100, reduce maritime reconnaissance aircraft from 26 to 15, and remove all eight aerial refueling tanker jets previously provided to Europe. It also calls for redeploying a missile-launching submarine and an aircraft carrier, along with several warships and jets that join the carrier’s missions, and one of two bomber groups previously assigned for Europe’s defense may also be reallocated. NATO officials say there has historically been an over-reliance on US forces and capabilities, and as Europe and Canada invest more in defense and develop greater capabilities, the balance of responsibility can shift. The move would limit NATO’s ability to launch long-range strikes and conduct surveillance, the report notes, in a realignment seen as a step to adjust burden-sharing within the alliance.

In Regional Impacts, vessel traffic in the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours shows no vessels transited using the Iranian traffic separation scheme; however, a few vessels did transit through Omani waters along the previously established Project Freedom safe route, according to automatic identification system information.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, ahead of signing, confusion swirls over Trump’s Iran deal. Trump says a framework agreement with Tehran will be signed Sunday, but major questions remain over uranium, sanctions relief, missiles and whether the deal would constrain Israel's actions against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, 1873: How the first financial crisis made the world turn on the Rothschilds - review. The piece describes a period of rapid growth in the 1850s and ’60s, with GDPs rising and global trade expanding, funded in large part by bonds for railroads and infrastructure. In the early 1870s a speculative bubble burst, markets crashed, and a global depression followed. In 1873, analyst Liaquat Ahamed highlighted the recurring prominence of the Rothschild name. The Rothschild family, with banks in London, Paris, Vienna and Frankfurt, played a dominant role in raising capital for governments and private corporations and was reported as the richest family in the world by the mid-19th century, owning numerous mansions in elite locations.

In Uplifting News, 'Joseph Albo': A sweeping map of Jewish belief - review. The work recounts Joseph Albo’s Sefer Ha’ikkarim, a four-book system of Jewish belief grounded in belief and commitment as the heart of salvation, rather than philosophy. It notes the 1413 Tortosa Disputation, where a converted Jew named Gerónimo de Santa Fé challenged Christian authorities, and Albo’s response, which helped define a framework later presented in Joseph Albo: Collected Writings, a volume built on Isaac Husik’s translation. The collection, translated and published to illuminate Albo’s thought, presents a vision of belief aimed at guiding readers toward true happiness.

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https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-899122