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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-09 at 16:01
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- May 9, 2026
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HEADLINES Secret Iraqi base fuels Israeli Iran strikes UAE attacked; Hormuz traffic stalls world trade IDF hits Bekaa underground weapons facility The time is now 4:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Operation Lion's Roar, Israel built a secret base in a remote part of the Iraqi desert to support an airstrike in the war against Iran, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Saturday evening. The base housed Air Force special forces and served as a forward logistics hub, with troops stationed there in case Israeli pilots were shot down over enemy territory. The Jerusalem Post could not verify the report at this time. The WSJ account notes the base was set up shortly before Operation Roaring Lion began in February, and that shepherds reported unusual activity on March 4, prompting Iraqi forces to investigate and, according to the report, Israeli airstrikes drove them away, leaving one Iraqi soldier dead. A US source told the WSJ that American forces were not involved in the matter. In US Military Role, Israel and the US focused strikes on weaponization efforts rather than enrichment sites during the Iran war, according to an ISIS satellite imagery analysis. The analysis says damage was limited to facilities and infrastructure tied to the weaponization of enriched uranium, with development sites among those targeted. One site highlighted was Min Zadai, suspected to be central to Iran’s attempts to recover nuclear capabilities after the June 2025 strikes, and Taleghan 2, described as a highly significant facility. The report notes that on March 3, the IDF announced strikes on the complex, calling it a partially underground “nuclear headquarters” where scientists were working on components for nuclear weapons syst…