# Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-26 at 22:01

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Podcast: [Israel Today: Ongoing War Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940)
Published: 2026-05-27T02:02:18+00:00
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HEADLINES US strikes narco-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific Northern Israel under Hezbollah fire, red alerts DOJ files second UCLA antisemitism lawsuit The time is now 10:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In US Military Role, US Southern Command announced that earlier today, May 26, at the direction of General Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force-Southern Spear carried out a strike against an alleged narco-trafficking vessel operating in the Eastern Pacific. Intelligence indicated the vessel was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, with one suspected narco-terrorist killed in the strike while two others survived, all believed to have been members of a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO). Following the strike, search-and-rescue assets were notified and launched by the US Coast Guard. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, life for residents of Shomera, Kiryat Shmona and Ma’alot-Tarshiha under Hezbollah fire has become unbearable, with people demanding security, economic aid and a real plan for the northern frontier. Red alert sirens sounded in Northern Israel. In Israeli Domestic Politics, police say there are no grounds to reopen the Mishchakei Hevra para-sexual crimes investigation into Eyal Golan. The investigation team told Major-General Boaz Balat that there is no justification for further investigative steps, with no new evidence to alter the evidentiary basis of the case and no legal or factual basis to reopen proceedings; a final decision is expected soon. Separately, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering Caroline Glick as Israel’s next consul general in New York, replacing Ofir Akunis; no final decision has been made. Glick is described as Netanyahu’s preferred…

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