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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-22 at 15:01
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- May 22, 2026
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HEADLINES 1) Hormuz Blockade Deepens Sailor Suffering 2) France Pushes UN Resolution to Free Hormuz 3) Democrats Oppose Israel Aid, Poll Finds The time is now 3:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Regional Impacts, Iran's intensified closure of Strait of Hormuz piles misery on stranded sailors. Iran’s publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners trapped on ships in the Gulf. More than 20,000 sailors are stuck on around 2,000 vessels in the Gulf, many of them unable to leave their ships, lacking adequate supplies of food and fresh water, and fearful of an uncertain future at sea in a war zone. Sailors interviewed by Reuters described the hardships and anxieties of their experience, and a federation representing them warns of dire conditions. “The only thing we do here is plan how to spend the night and pray to God that we do not get hit during an attack,” Indian sailor Salman Siddiqui said by phone from his stranded ship last month. When Reuters traveled on a resupply boat to vessels moored off the Saudi coast this week, sailors on a tanker gathered by the handrail to wave, a rare moment of contact with the outside world. For nearly three months, the sailors trapped in the Gulf have led isolated lives, each with a small group of shipmates, moving between tiny living quarters, communal dining areas, and scorching, sun-baked decks. Tehran closed the Strait and a new map asserting control risks prolonging the sailors’ ordeal; the scene is set in a war zone with oil markets watching closely. France readies UN resolution on Hormuz as vote on US text stalls. France has drafted a UN Security Council resolution to establish an…