Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-12 at 06:01

HEADLINES
GFS Galaxy attack off Oman; Indian missing
IDF uncovers Hezbollah anti-tank at Wadi Saluki
Lindsey Graham dies; Israel ally mourns

The time is now 6:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, an attack on the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman on Sunday left one Indian national missing among the 11 people on board, with 10 rescued so far, the Ministry of External Affairs said. India’s embassy in Oman is closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with Omani authorities on the ongoing search-and-rescue operation. Iran said earlier it had fired a warning shot that struck a vessel traveling on an unapproved route. A series of attacks and security alerts was reported across the Middle East on Sunday, according to regional officials and state media. Three people, including a child, were injured by falling shrapnel following Iranian attacks, Qatar’s Interior Ministry said. Shortly afterward, the Khondab region in central Iran came under attack, a local official told Iranian state media. Oman’s state news agency later reported that sites in the Musandam Governorate had been targeted by drones.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, IDF troops from Division 36 operating in the Wadi Saluki area uncovered a fortified Hezbollah anti-tank missile position, the same position that fired on IDF Spokesperson Brigadier General Effie Defrin during the Second Lebanon War, the military revealed on Sunday. Soldiers operating in the field discovered several rockets belonging to Hezbollah, alongside a launcher aimed at the wadi. During the Second Lebanon War, the battle that occurred at the site was one of the hardest of the war. IDF armored forces began to cross the wadi, while troops from the Nahal Brigade and Engineering Corps attempted to secure the area. The operation was delayed and postponed several times until Hezbollah, noticing the IDF's movement in the field, triggered an ambush. Eleven IDF officers and soldiers were killed in the battle, including two company commanders from the 401st Brigade. Over 50 soldiers were wounded in the fighting, including a seriously wounded Defrin, who served at the time as the commander of the 9th Battalion. In a moment of closure last week, Defrin visited troops operating in the area, near the place where he once led the 9th Battalion into Wadi Saluki, opposite the village of An.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Lindsey Graham, a Republican Senator from South Carolina and a longtime friend of Israel, died on Sunday morning, July 11, due to cardiac arrest. During his time in office, Graham demonstrated strong support for the State of Israel and the Jewish community worldwide. He was a vocal advocate for relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and consistently promoted US security assistance for Israel. He cosponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act and the Combating BDS Act of 2017, both of which aim to combat discriminatory boycotts targeting Israel. He criticized the UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which claimed that Israel’s settlements in the West Bank have no legal validity, and cosponsored legislation that objected to the resolution. Most recently, Graham spoke with the Post in February on the war with the October 7 massacre, the Iranian regime, and Israel's past three years of war. Israel’s leadership paid tribute after his death, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog vowing that Graham’s legacy would guide the alliance; Netanyahu noted Graham as one of Israel’s great friends, and Herzog offered condolences as leaders considered next steps, including arrangements around Graham’s funeral and potential meetings with US officials.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, shirt-theft dispute sparks mass fight between Tel Aviv scout groups | Watch. Dozens of teenagers from two troops were involved in the brawl during a year-end trip in Tzipori Forest, with parents and counselors also hurt while trying to separate them.

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