# Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-05 at 07:01

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Podcast: [Israel Today: Ongoing War Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940)
Published: 2026-07-05T11:01:51+00:00
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HEADLINES Iran Plans Hormuz Fees Not Tolls Sinwar Eyed Multi-Front Invasion With Hezbollah Govt Defies Supreme Court Over Second Authority The time is now 7:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Regional Impacts, Iran plans to charge service fees in the Strait of Hormuz, officials announced this weekend, saying that as a country where the Hormuz is part of its territorial waters, they will definitely charge service fees, while denying that such charges are tolls. The move comes as Tehran’s ambassador to China, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, described new arrangements in collaboration with Muscat for the waterway during the World Peace Forum in Beijing, arguing the regime would levy fees rather than tolls. Officials noted that under UNCLOS, Iran and Oman cannot suspend, impede, or charge tolls for vessels passing through the Strait, a legal nuance that could shape how the plan is viewed internationally. Separately, Oman agreed to work with France and the United Kingdom to help secure navigation through its sovereign waters in the Strait of Hormuz, in a July 3 joint statement by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer described the strait as a vital artery for the global economy and said both countries were prepared to support a wider multinational mission for freedom of navigation. Iran pushed back the following day, warning that Hormuz is not a military parade ground for extra-regional powers and saying security in the waterway should be handled by coastal states, not outside military forces. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, a Hamas terrorist held Ilana Gritzewsky for 10 days after she was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and she told The Jerusalem Post that the ca…

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