Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-10 at 14:02

HEADLINES
Germany to pull from Erbil by September
Trump ceasefire with Iran is over
Polish nationalists protest Jedwabne anniversary

The time is now 2:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In German military to leave base in Erbil, northern Iraq by September, Spiegel reports, German troops are set to withdraw from the Erbil base and close a field camp as part of a broader effort to reduce Germany's presence in the Middle East amid the Iran war. A briefing cited by Spiegel to a parliamentary defense committee says the troops will depart by the end of September; there are about 30 soldiers currently stationed there. The German defense ministry said the briefing had taken place and that Germany plans to reduce its footprint over the long term, without giving timing or numbers. The ministry stressed that vital support services for the Peshmerga will be maintained, and a team of military advisers will remain at the German embassy. German forces have been stationed in Erbil for years as part of the international coalition against ISIS, providing training, advice and support to Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Ro’ad Nitzar, a Lebanese Forces activist, spoke in a podcast hosted by Asaad Namour in Lebanon, smiling as he urged politeness when discussing Israel and warned that you cannot mess with the State of Israel. He said the Israel Defense Forces are unstoppable. The video is described as courtesy of the Murd al-Khalifeen channel.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, US President Donald Trump says that the ceasefire with Iran is over.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Channel 14 commentator Yaakov Bardugo revealed that he asked Shin Bet Head David Zini to investigate leaks within the agency, despite not being a journalist but rather “a media personality,” during a Friday appearance on Galei Israel radio. Bardugo described a meeting at the Shin Bet headquarters with another person present. i24 reported that the additional person was a Shin Bet official connected to a Channel 14 staff member. The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, issued a strongly worded statement, demanding that the public be told why a political figure or someone close to the government discussed security matters and called for accountability and explanation.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Polish nationalists protest commemoration for Nazi-era Polish massacre of Jews, as Poland’s Jewish community, political leaders and ordinary citizens marked the 85th anniversary of the Jedwabne killings. Around 1,000 far-right protesters demonstrated nearby, denying Polish guilt; heavy police presence guarded the site of the 1941 massacre, where local farmers locked around 300 Jews in a barn before it was set on fire. A Catholic mass organized by far-right parties took place nearby. Participants displayed Israeli and EU flags as they paid respects at a monument. Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich urged unity, while an official investigation in 2003 confirmed that the massacre was carried out by Poles from Jedwabne, not by Nazi occupiers.

In Uplifting News, Israeli philanthropies expand educational centers for injured children in Ukraine, a partnership among the Center for Jewish Impact, SASA Setton, the Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine announced that centers will be opened in Chernivtsi and Bila Tserkva, allowing hospitalized children to learn, create, play and receive emotional support. The centers will include classrooms, technology and robotics facilities, a library, games and art spaces, with local staff receiving professional training and ongoing guidance. The educational center at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon will host a program designed to support hospitalized children. Forty new pilots have officially joined the Israeli Air Force after graduating from one of the world’s toughest flight academies, marking a significant addition to Israel’s air defense forces.

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