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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-05 at 14:01
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- Jul 5, 2026
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HEADLINES HaBashan Pioneers Detained Crossing Mount Hermon Hirtenberg Subcamp Demolished for Lidl Netanyahu Seeks Trump Meeting to Reset Alliance The time is now 2:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Regional Impacts, about 100 activists from the HaBashan Pioneers settler movement were detained by the IDF after crossing from the Israel-Syria buffer zone into the Syrian side of Mount Hermon. The group says the detentions involved severe force and confiscation of phones, while they maintain they were acting in complete passivity. The activists say they intend to establish an Israeli settlement in the area and argue that only civilian settlement would cement Israeli control, noting the importance of IDF presence in the region. They link their action to what they describe as threats from Syrian militants against Israeli communities in the Golan Heights, including within the buffer zone, and frame the events as part of a slow erosion of Israeli control by hostile groups. The statement also indicates the group deliberately chose a mountainous location to complicate evacuation while seeking to avoid violence. Separately, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Christian villages in Lebanon have asked to be annexed to Israel. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hamas representatives were welcomed with verses praising believers who remained faithful to their covenant with God and did not break their pledge as Iran marked the funeral of its late supreme leader. Iranian media and social media analysts noted that the verses recited appeared tailored to each visiting delegation’s recent political and military conduct, particularly toward Iran’s confrontation with Israel and the United States earlier this ye…