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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-30 at 15:02
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- May 30, 2026
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HEADLINES US disables Gambian ship amid Iran blockade Lebanon-Israel clashes intensify Jumblatt warns US seeks 5,000-troop pullout from Germany 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 US Military Role, CENTCOM forces operating in the Gulf of Oman enforcing blockade measures against Iran fired on and disabled a Gambia-flagged cargo vessel, the M/V LIAN STAR, after it refused several warnings and continued sailing toward an Iranian port in the Gulf. A US military aircraft, likely an AH-64E Apache, disabled the vessel by firing an AGM-114 Hellfire missile into the engine room of the ship. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, pressure is growing on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq to hand over weapons to state authorities or at least place their guns under state control. Kataib Hezbollah, described as a terrorist group that has attacked Americans and others, is cited as praising a decision by “armed brothers not involved in the Islamic Resistance” to end their armed activities and surrender weapons, with statements by Abu Mujahid al-Assaf indicating support for arming factions bringing weapons under state control. Rudaw notes such efforts to surrender weapons and even cover specialized equipment as Baghdad negotiates weapons under state control. In Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health says 3,371 people have been killed and 10,129 wounded since the current round of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, with roughly 80 percent of deaths among Hezbollah members and the rest mostly their families. The Israeli Home Front Command has tightened restrictions in northern Israel through June 1 at 20:00 amid ongoing Hezbollah rocket and explosive drone attacks from Lebanon, and red alert sirens h…