# Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-02 at 18:02

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Podcast: [Israel Today: Ongoing War Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940)
Published: 2026-06-02T22:02:23+00:00
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HEADLINES - US Disables Tanker Near Kharg Island - IAEA Aids UAE After Barakah Drone Attack - Hezbollah Drone Wounds IDF Reservist, Talks Resume The time is now 6:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In US Military Role, the United States reported the disabling of an empty oil tanker bound for an Iranian port in the Persian Gulf after 24 hours of warnings as the vessel approached Kharg Island. CENTCOM said the tanker, Botswana-flagged, was hit in the engine room with a missile, rendering it inoperable, in what CENTCOM described as the sixth commercial vessel disabled since the blockade of Iranian ports along the Strait of Hormuz began on April 13. Earlier today CENTCOM also announced the disablement of the Lexie, another Botswana-flagged motor tanker, in the Arabian Gulf as it transited toward Kharg Island; the vessel was disabled by an undisclosed aircraft with a single AGM-114 Hellfire missile after it ignored repeated warnings. In Regional Impacts, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it will provide technical and moral support to the United Arab Emirates after a drone attack on the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant last month. Emirati authorities quickly shut down a reactor following a loss of external power; officials say repairs could take weeks and will include work to restore the external power line and other physical fixes. Separately, Kuwait’s General Staff said it is actively responding to hostile missile and drone threats as part of ongoing regional security concerns. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, an IDF reservist was moderately wounded and three other soldiers were lightly wounded by a Hezbollah drone strike in southern Lebanon; the soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment and…

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