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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-26 at 14:01
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- Jul 26, 2026
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HEADLINES - Gaza War Could Drag U.S. Toward Iran - Kasau Disappearance Triggers Protests, Shin Bet Demand - Bashir Gets Life for Manchester Plot 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 US Policy Concerning Israel, Biden administration officials told The New Yorker that they blame President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing the Gaza war to widen toward Iran, according to a detailed long-form report. The piece portrays officials who warned that Israel could broaden its Gaza operations to threaten Iran and Hezbollah-backed targets in Lebanon as part of a broader confrontation with Tehran. It notes that during Biden’s presidency Israel carried out strikes on significant parts of Iranian infrastructure and IRGC-backed groups, and that some officials argued Biden believed pressuring Israel would provoke larger Iranian attacks and potentially draw the United States into a bigger regional conflict. Brett McGurk, the former White House coordinator for the Middle East, argued that unwavering support for Israel would help contain Iran. Although Washington told Netanyahu on multiple occasions to refrain from provoking Iran or its proxies, the prime minister continued to carry out strikes with little advance notice. The article cites these dynamic tensions as illustrating how a Gaza war that is not carefully managed could draw in broader regional risk. In Israeli Domestic Politics, Dozens of protesters entered the Ayalon Highway near Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Center on Sunday evening, blocking traffic as they pressed for an expansion of the investigation into Haymanut Kasau’s disappearance and for the Shin Bet to take over the case from police. Kasau has been missing since February 25, 2024, from an absorp…