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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-01 at 11:02
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- Jun 1, 2026
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HEADLINES Iran halts talks and blocks straits Ultra-Orthodox protests paralyze Israeli traffic El Al adds nonstop Tel Aviv SF The time is now 11:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Iranian Retaliation, Iran has halted talks with the United States over Israel’s military activity in Lebanon, according to Tasnim News Agency. Tehran warned it would block the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait unless its demands — namely the cessation of Israel’s operations in Gaza and Lebanon and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon — are met, with no talks taking place until Iran and the resistance’s positions are accepted. The Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, critical chokepoints at the mouth of the Red Sea, have previously seen pressure and disruption linked to regional tensions, and Iranian officials emphasized that any talks depend on a full halt to what they call Israeli aggression. In Israeli Domestic Politics, ultra-Orthodox protesters disrupted traffic across Israel on Monday, blocking major routes including Highway 4, Highway 1, and access points to Jerusalem’s Chords Bridge, to protest efforts to draft haredim into the IDF and rising enforcement against draft dodgers. Police moved to disperse crowds and redirected traffic, while protesters blocked entrances to Jerusalem and the city’s light rail system. Overnight, eight haredi protesters were arrested after breaking into a Beit Shemesh police station following the arrest of a draft dodger. Separately, IDF Major-General Roman Gofman won approval to head the Mossad after the High Court rejected petitions against his appointment, with the transition ceremony slated for Tuesday amid a split decision and dissent from one judge who urged further exam…