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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-08 at 12:02
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- Jun 8, 2026
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HEADLINES Israel vows Dahiyeh strikes if Hezbollah attacks Khamenei unseen as missiles fly under protocol Oman silent as Hormuz tolls loom The time is now 12:02 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has the full right to defend itself and will exercise that right as needed in a pre-recorded statement on Monday evening, telling the nation that he is in contact with President Trump and that, together, they will bring safety to the North. He warned that Israel will continue to strike the Beirut neighborhood of Dahiyeh if Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel’s northern region, while Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran’s threats are rejected and that any attempt to use ties with Lebanon to attack Israel will be met with great force. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich reportedly proposed to the Security Cabinet that Israel should strike 20-30 buildings in Dahiyeh for every Iranian missile launched at Israel. The IDF struck Dahiyeh on Sunday. Separately, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post that the current round of missile exchanges is behind us, with the next big hurdle resting in the Trump administration’s hands to shield Tehran-Washington negotiations from spilling into Lebanon. In Iranian Retaliation, Iran International reported that communication lines between Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and other Iranian officials have been disrupted since Sunday night. A source familiar with the escalation said the missiles fired toward Israel were likely carried out under pre-established military protocols without coordination with Khamenei’s office. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ rapid response to Israel’s strike on Dahiyeh in southern Beirut…