# Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-13 at 19:01 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-13-at-19-01 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-13-at-19-01.md Podcast: [Israel Today: Ongoing War Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940) Published: 2026-06-13T23:01:32+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-13-at-19-01--72516391 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72516391/2026_06_13_19_00_audio.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/episodes/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-13-at-19-01 Duration seconds: 251 ## Resource HEADLINES US kills Ninio Garro Aragua cartel leader UNRWA fires 70 staff amid Hamas links IDF uncovers Hezbollah tunnels 70 sites hit The time is now 7:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In US Military Role, Trump announced that US military forces have killed Ninio Garro, the leader of the cartel "Tran de Aragua" in Venezuela in an airstrike. In Regional Impacts, seventy UNRWA employees were fired this week after accusations from Israel and the NGO UN Watch that they were affiliated with Hamas. Earlier this week, USAID said it had referred 101 current or former UNRWA staff to the US State Department for suspension or disbarment over their role in the October 7 massacre and/or affiliation with Hamas. UNRWA said the action was taken "to mitigate safety and security risks for the refugees the Agency serves," and noted that Israel had not provided evidence to back up its accusations. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, the IDF’s 36th Division is clearing tunnels beneath Beaufort Ridge, and troops found maps outlining northern Israeli communities that border Lebanon in one tunnel route. Hezbollah built an extensive underground complex with living quarters, plumbing and electrical infrastructure, and anti-tank and aerial defense arrays intended to target IDF troops and Israeli civilians. In separate operations, the IDF struck two Hezbollah cells in an underground route in southern Lebanon and destroyed more than 70 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in 24 hours. Israel is preparing for the possibility that the pending US-Iran deal could prompt calls to halt the IDF ground advance in Lebanon; officials say the army may pause deeper attacks but will not withdraw from the security zone, and withdrawal terms will… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/episodes/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-13-at-19-01/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-13-at-19-01.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.