Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-02 at 03:02

HEADLINES
Iran limits IAEA to two sites
Protests outside Knesset mark 1000 days
Homeless youth run Venezuela earthquake shelters

The time is now 3:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, Tehran insists IAEA inspectors may only access two existing nuclear facilities for now. A senior Iranian official said inspectors will not be permitted to visit nuclear facilities bombed by the United States and Israel during the recent conflict, casting doubt on the future of nuclear monitoring efforts and raising new questions about Tehran’s intentions for its nuclear program. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on state television that “IAEA inspectors do not have the right to inspect nuclear sites bombed by the US,” and that currently inspectors only have access to two locations, including the Bushehr power plant.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, the New York Times reports that the United States has resumed sending dollars to Iraq after a several-month pause, with the pause part of an effort to pressure Baghdad to distance itself from Iran.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Israel Police clashed with protesters outside the Knesset commemorating 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks, with protesters saying police attempted to disperse them violently. Israelis nationwide marked the day with a moment of silence at 6:29 a.m. and demonstrations at multiple junctions, including at the Karkur Junction near Haifa and the Kabri Junction in the Galilee. Some protesters demanded a National Commission of Inquiry into the October 7 events, a request rejected by the right-wing government. Protesters also gathered outside the homes of prominent Knesset members, including Education Minister Yoav Kish and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, condemning Prime Minister Netanyahu after a Channel 14 interview in which he joked that little had changed for him since October. In separate footage circulating online, Sarah Netanyahu is seen shouting at the prime minister and his team during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Transportation Minister Miri Regev sent a warning letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, cautioning that regional energy and trade routes are being advanced with the stated aim of bypassing Israel.

In Uplifting News, Sweden’s climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari brought her three-month-old son, Adam, to an EU Council meeting in Luxembourg to highlight the benefits of parental leave policies that don’t force a choice between work and family. Pourmokhtari, the youngest ever Swedish minister, said she wanted to show that such arrangements are possible when a partner shares the load, and she noted this appeared to be the first time a baby attended a meeting of EU ministers.

We go down with the ship: Meet the homeless youth running Venezuela's earthquake shelters. A dozen or so volunteers aged 20 to 27, members of the youth wing of Venezuela’s socialist party, run a shelter for victims of twin earthquakes in La Guaira. They use a digital system to register residents, many of whom lost loved ones and their homes, and they rotate shifts to staff a 24-hour command center at the Republic of Panama school. The volunteers themselves are largely homeless, and they work alongside medical staff and police to manage the shelter.

Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors. More than 100 people gathered on a road beside the Los Cocos housing complex in La Guaira for a 10-minute moment of silence, hoping for signs of survivors as rescuers pressed their search. Teams, including international groups like Mexico’s Topos, combed through rubble as cadets from Venezuela’s army assisted, while rescuers recovered a body and continued delicate work to reach potential survivors.

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I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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