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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-17 at 19:01
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- Jul 17, 2026
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HEADLINES - Iran hammers Kuwait, soldiers wounded - First Full Ship Shock Trial Begins - Emanuel warns Israel losing U.S. legitimacy 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 US Geological Survey said the experimental explosion yesterday off the coast of Ponce Inlet, Florida, measured at magnitude 3.9. A spokesman for the US Navy said the event was the first of two scheduled test events for Full Ship Shock Trials as part of the certification process for the Future USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128) under the DDG 51 Flight III Program. In Regional Impacts, Iran fired several ballistic missiles and drones toward Kuwait on Friday, Kuwait's military said. Several Kuwaiti soldiers were wounded by falling shrapnel from intercepted targets, according to the military. Multiple sites were hit by the attack, including a power station, a water desalination plant, and other civilian infrastructure, with fires and material damage reported. The military noted that no civilians were wounded. Earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for previous strikes on Kuwait and said it had struck and damaged a US military drone depot in Bahrain in response to US strikes last night. A senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mohsen Rezaei threatened that Tehran would move into a phase of full-scale offensive operations if the United States continues strikes. In US Policy Concerning Israel, the Democratic Party's Israel problem runs deeper than Rahm Emanuel says. Emanuel, who is exploring a 2028 run for the presidency, visited Tel Aviv to warn that Israel is losing international legitimacy and that fundamental changes are needed to preserve the alliance with America. The piece argues tha…