Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-03 at 05:01

HEADLINES
Iran warns against miscalculation at Khamenei funeral
Israel kills Hamas security chief Jandiya
Interpol red notice for Monaco bombing suspect

The time is now 5:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, the commander of Khatam al-Anbiya, Ali Abdollahi, warned Israel and the United States against any miscalculation during former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s week-long funeral, promising harsh and regrettable responses if an attack occurs during the ceremonies. The funeral is slated to last a week and will span several major cities in Iran and Iraq, with ceremonies planned in Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, Najaf, and Karbala. Iranian media say millions are expected to participate, with the mayor of Tehran estimating 15 to 20 million attendees in the capital alone. Khamenei was killed in Tehran in joint United States–Israeli strikes at the start of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury in February, alongside his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law, with his son Mojtaba having taken on the mantle of supreme leader.

In Regional Impacts, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged sanctions on Israel, telling CNN Türk that “Israel is not only Turkey’s problem, and it is not only President Erdogan’s problem,” adding that there is a burden humanity can no longer bear. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar condemned Fidan’s remarks as genocidal incitement, arguing that “the human conscience cannot bear it, political systems cannot sustain it, and economic systems cannot sustain it.” Sa’ar urged a clear diplomatic stand and sanctions, while Turkish officials pushed back that Turkey’s stance must be shared by others and condemned the language used as inappropriate for the moment.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, the IDF and Shin Bet said they killed Hamas terrorist Muhammad Na’im Jandiya, who led military security for Hamas’s Shajaiyah Battalion and had taken part in the kidnapping of Captain Daniel Perez during the October 7 massacre. Jandiya had also held other hostages after October 7, including Yotam Haim, Samar Talalka, and Alon Shamriz, and he participated in Hamas ceremonies in preparation for hostage release deals. The strike on Jandiya took place on Wednesday in northern Gaza, and officials said his senior position involved promoting terrorist plots against Israeli forces. Separately, Israeli strikes were carried out across several areas of southern Lebanon overnight, including Beit Yahoun, Sijdin, and Jabal al-Batm, and two people were injured in an Israeli drone-targeted attack on a vehicle in the town of Siddiqin.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, the IDF’s Duvdevan unit, acting on intelligence from the Shin Bet, arrested eight Palestinians suspected of chasing and assaulting Israeli civilians in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, with all eight transferred to security forces for further processing. Separately, a senior IDF officer said that 1,000 days since October 7 have changed how Israel fights its enemies, noting there is no longer any notion of “no response” and giving an example of a recent elimination near Nabatiya as evidence of a changed mindset. Liberal Jewish groups in New York plan a protest outside the United Nations over a possible visit by Itamar Ben-Gvir, with some groups urging Letitia James to prosecute him for war crimes; the UN has not confirmed registration for the Chiefs of Police Summit, which is scheduled for July 7–8, though he could still register. Also, an active IDF reservist living in a southern city was arrested on suspicion of possessing and trafficking weapons; authorities seized a Kalashnikov rifle, a sniper rifle, and ammunition, and the suspect admitted possession, claiming the weapons were from October 7, but investigators doubt the explanation and say there is substantiated suspicion of distribution to criminal elements; the suspect is cooperating as the inquiry continues.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, authorities issued an arrest warrant and a request for an Interpol red notice for a suspect believed to have orchestrated a Monaco bombing targeting a Jewish oligarch. The Interpol red notice is a request to locate and provisionally arrest the suspect, not an international arrest warrant. French media have identified the primary suspect as a woman not located in Monaco or nearby France. Three people were wounded when a parcel bomb exploded in Monaco, an attack believed aimed at a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is Jewish and active in the Dnipro Jewish community; the suspect is said to have fled toward France, where borders are not checked with Monaco, with further details expected.

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