Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-11 at 23:02

HEADLINES
Iran Threatens US President With 1000 Missiles
Trump Orders Third Strike, Hormuz Closes
Hezbollah Moves Anti-Tank Missiles in Lebanon

The time is now 11:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, authorities and observers are reporting a claim that 1000 missiles are locked and loaded with thousands more to follow, should the Iranian government act on its threats to assassinate the sitting president of the United States. The report frames this as a warning issued in global circles as tensions rise over Iran’s posture toward the United States.

In US Military Role, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a blunt warning after President Trump ordered a third round of strikes against Iran. CENTCOM says the United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait, with the strikes carried out at the direction of the Commander in Chief. The IRGC announced the Strait of Hormuz would be closed again until further notice after striking an unauthorized vessel, adding that the Strait will remain closed until the end of US interference in the region. CENTCOM noted that among the targeted sites were air surveillance radars, missile and drone storage and launch sites, surface surveillance radars, and surface-to-air missile launchers. Footage from Bushehr shows strikes are ongoing across numerous cities in southern Iran.

In Regional Impacts, Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed until further notice, rejecting President Trump’s demand that Tehran publicly declare the vital shipping lane open, and the IRGC said its forces struck an unauthorized vessel after accusing it of using an unapproved route and endangering maritime security, adding that the Strait will remain closed until the end of US interference in the region and warning that any further US military action would be met with a severe response. Following the Iranian strike on the M/V Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the crew has abandoned the ship due to the significant damage and has taken to a lifeboat.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah terrorists are transferring anti-tank missiles within the Security Zone in southern Lebanon. The missiles were moved into a structure in the area, which the Israeli Defense Forces struck from the air to remove the threat, with secondary explosions confirming the presence of weapons inside the structure.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said Israeli intelligence tipped off the United States that there was a very specific plot designed to take out President Trump, noting the seriousness of the disclosure and reminding Americans that what the Iranians say and do is not new after 47 years.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, former justice minister Haim Ramon offered unusually high praise for Bezalel Smotrich, saying he deserved at least 15 seats for the measures advanced in Judea and Samaria. Ramon spoke on the Gatekeeper podcast, arguing that the government has carried out the most far-reaching annexation measures in Judea and Samaria in four years and crediting Smotrich for that leadership.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Warren Kinsella’s book The Hidden Hand argues that a coordinated anti-Israel propaganda campaign blindsided the West after October 7, with thousands of social media accounts, protest banners, and talking points prepared in advance by state actors and professional agitators to mainstream Jew-hatred using modern campaigning tools and slogans such as “From the river to the sea.”

In Uplifting News, archaeologists say an ancient structure located about five kilometers from Stonehenge may have served as an early prototype for the solstice alignment. Dated to roughly 5,000 years ago, the site shows evidence of feasting and large-scale gatherings, with two pits containing wooden poles arranged 120 meters apart that would have formed a line toward the solstice.

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