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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-26 at 19:01
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- Jun 26, 2026
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HEADLINES US hits Iranian missiles and radar sites US funds Lebanon push to disarm Hezbollah Israel debates leadership age vs fitness The time is now 7:01 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 conducted military strikes against Iranian targets on Friday in retaliation for Iran's attack on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship as it exited the Strait of Hormuz, with CENTCOM announcing the operation on X/Twitter. The strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage locations, as well as coastal radar sites. US Vice President JD Vance said that violence will be met with violence and that Iran can pick up the phone if it has disagreements about how the MoU is being applied. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it attacked several US military targets in retaliation and warned that any further US attacks would trigger a broader response; the IRGC’s public relations office later disputed a State TV report claiming a statement had been issued regarding the strikes, saying no such statement had been made. Earlier on Saturday, the IRGC said its response would be swift and decisive and that they had repelled the attack. The strikes followed Iran's use of a one-way attack drone against the Singapore-flagged M/V Ever Lovely as it left the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast. In a related note, explosions were reported in Sirik, southern Iran near the Strait after the strikes, as President Trump warned Tehran over drone attacks on shipping and CENTCOM confirmed the strikes on missile, drone and radar sites in response to the attack. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, high-stakes diplomacy centers on Lebanon, where the United States plans to inject about $130 million into Le…