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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-18 at 08:01
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- Jul 18, 2026
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HEADLINES IRGC Attacks US Bases Escalation Looms US Tankers Stationed at Israeli Bases Brent Surges to 88 on Iran Tensions The time is now 8:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Iranian Retaliation, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on US military sites in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain on Saturday morning, according to Iranian state media outlets. Sirens sounded early Saturday in Kuwait as drones targeted US ammunition stores and communications assets at Ali Al Salem Air Base, along with other installations, according to a statement from Kuwaiti Army forces. Following these attacks, a fire reportedly broke out at a power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait, as stated by the Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy Ministry. The ministry added that several power generation units were shut down and that efforts were ongoing to contain the fire and carry out repairs. The Kuwait Fire Force later reported that firefighters and workers sustained injuries while responding to fires caused by the Iranian attacks. In its subsequent statement claiming responsibility for the Kuwait attack, the IRGC warned that countries hosting United States forces should expect corresponding responses if their territory is used for attacks on Iran, as reported by Tasnim News Agency. In US Military Role, the United States tanker aircraft will be stationed at Israeli Air Force bases as Washington reinforces its aerial deployment in Israel amid escalating attacks on Iran, with the arrangement designed to avoid disrupting civilian aviation by basing the extra refueling aircraft at military facilities rather than Ben Gurion Airport. In Regional Impacts, tensions with Iran have driven B…