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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-23 at 13:01
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- May 23, 2026
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HEADLINES Marines land in Caracas embassy parking lot US Iran near 60-day ceasefire Hormuz reopening Eisenkot seeks two million olim by 2048 The time is now 1:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In US Military Role, US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the Thunder Chickens of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, currently deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, were seen landing in a parking lot inside the US Embassy Compound in Caracas as part of a military response exercise. Carrying Marines and other personnel, the aircraft are part of a joint operation described as a DoD-State Department exercise underway in the Venezuelan capital today. In Regional Impacts, the United States and Iran are on the verge of agreeing to a 60-day extension of the current ceasefire, with terms that would include a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Times reports the extension would address issues that arose during negotiations. Separately, 23 deaf and mute Israeli civilians were rescued from the center of Nablus after entering the city in six vehicles with Israeli plates following an invitation to a meal from a local Palestinian resident who is also deaf and mute; Palestinian security forces intervened, escorted them to a police station, and handed them over to Civil Administration officers for processing. They were removed safely from the city. In Damascus, a group of seven Australian ISIS brides and 14 of their children, the last Australians to leave the al-Roj camp in northeastern Syria, arrived amid speculation they may be returning to Australia; Australian authorities say they were not notified of flight arrangements and the timing of onward travel remains unclear. In US Po…