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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-08 at 18:02
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- Jun 8, 2026
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HEADLINES Secret 82nd Deployment to Israel for Kharg Iran Strikes Kurds in Retaliation Elbit Demonstrates Digital Ground Army in Sweden 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 Iranian Retaliation, Iran is attacking the Kurds. In US Military Role, elements of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division were secretly deployed to Israel in early April as part of joint contingency planning between Israel and the United States, completed since February, for seizing Iranian-controlled Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf and carving out coastal territory inside Iran, according to a deployment order seen by Ken Klippenstein. The order, issued April 7, 2026, directed paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division—the storied “Geronimo!” Battalion—to deploy to Israel on temporary duty, a move not previously reported by the Pentagon. Asked about the number of troops deployed and their mission, the Pentagon referred questions to US Central Command. In Regional Impacts, missiles from Iran interrupted Game 1 of the Israel basketball league semifinals between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem, with authorities and security teams guiding an orderly pause as the threat unfolded. After spectators were evacuated, the players returned to the locker rooms, and the Tel Aviv squad later was awarded the game on the court after it was abandoned, with a final ruling to be issued at a later time. In Israeli Domestic Politics, the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his connection with the handling of the May 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla case. Prosecutors are examining potential offenses including kidnapping, torture, viola…