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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-02 at 22:01
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HEADLINES - US strikes Qeshm Island after Iranian attacks - IDF brigadier-general resigns amid probe - Israel boosts border towns with 13-billion shekels 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 Iranian Retaliation, no injuries were reported in Iranian missile and drone attacks, which the IRGC says targeted American forces in Kuwait. US Central Command said air defenses downed multiple drones and that no American personnel or assets were harmed. The United States later described self-defense strikes on a ground control site on Qeshm Island in response to the attacks, with American forces downing three Iranian one-way attack drones aimed at vessels in the region; Iran also launched missiles at Bahrain and Kuwait, three of which were intercepted by US and Bahraini defenses, while two missiles hit Kuwait. Earlier, the US disabled an empty Botswana-flagged tanker attempting to reach Iran’s Kharg Island, firing a missile into the vessel’s engine after warnings were issued. CENTCOM also said that reports Iranian strikes hit the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain are false, with all Iranian strikes reportedly intercepted. In US Military Role, today’s reciprocal strikes between the US and Iran have cemented a new ceasefire dynamic: Iran responds to US actions with strikes on its neighbors, and the US replies with counterstrikes. The pattern has drawn comparisons to earlier tit-for-tat cycles in the region and underscores ongoing efforts to achieve deescalation amid broader regional tensions. In Israeli Domestic Politics, IDF General Staff Operations Division head Brigadier-General Yisrael Shomer resigned after being questioned by military police over a consensual relationship with an officer under his co…