# Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-18 at 10:01

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Podcast: [Israel Today: Ongoing War Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940)
Published: 2026-07-18T14:01:55+00:00
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HEADLINES Iran claims attack on US base Tanf Majdal Selam funeral for 45 Hezbollah militants Ein Haniya park revived near Jerusalem The time is now 10:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Iran said it attacked a United States special operations command center in Tanf, southern Syria, on July 17. The United States denied that troops were harmed, and a Syrian military source reported there was no attack. Tanf was once a small US garrison near the tri-border area of Iraq, Syria, and Jordan, but the base was withdrawn earlier this year. Iran’s claim appears aimed at sending a message and at keeping weapons flowing to Hezbollah via Syria. The report notes that on July 16 Syrian security forces stopped a shipment of weapons bound for Hezbollah at the border, including missiles in a tanker truck and small drones. Iran is described as likely trying to ensure continued weapons support to Hezbollah through Syria; before the Assad regime’s fall, this flow existed, and since then Syria’s new government has worked to curb Hezbollah smuggling and has publicly named Hezbollah, drawing attention to Iraq as a source of weapons. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, southern Lebanon also figures in this update with news from Majdal Selam. A funeral was held today in the village of Majdal Selam for 45 Hezbollah militants. In Israeli Domestic Politics, Why Israel must reverse the 2005 Gaza withdrawal, resettle Gush Katif, an opinion, argues that twenty-one years after the Gaza pullout Israel must replace retreat with rebuilding and ensure Gaza can never again become a terror base. The piece contends Gaza is part of the Land of Israel and rebuilding Jewish life there is the…

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