Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 15:01

HEADLINES
Iran Tightens Hormuz Grip Reshaping Global Oil
Iraq Concludes ISIS Detainee Review Trials Unclear
Rabbis Unveil Seven-Point Plan Against Antisemitism

The time is now 3:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, analysts say there is no realistic path for Iran to become a constructive, peaceful country while its current leadership remains in place, and the regime is oriented for the long term. The regime is described as a dictatorship preparing for the post-Trump era, including agreements with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz that could give Iran influence over roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil transit outside US or Western control. Reports describe joint meetings of the Hormuz Committee and frameworks for temporary corridors, mine-clearing, and permanent management of the waterway, with Iran seeking “service fees” of several million dollars per tanker and greater leverage over oil-dependent countries. Some of the revenue could flow to proxies such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and other militias. The analysis suggests that these moves could shift regional dynamics if not checked by a capable adversary.

Iran’s top joint military command warned it could expand strikes if the United States continues to harass its ships, in the wake of US strikes on three Iranian tankers and amid intelligence assessments that Tehran may be preparing a broader escalation.

In Regional Impacts, Iraq says it has completed an investigation into around 5,700 ISIS detainees transferred from Syria earlier this year. The detainees, mostly men, had been held in about two dozen detention facilities in eastern Syria since 2019 by the US-backed SDF until an agreement with the Syrian government to integrate them, after which US Central Command facilitated the transfer to Iraq. It remains unclear how many will be tried in Iraq or remain in detention. ISIS was largely defeated in Syria in 2019, and thousands of ISIS members ended up detained by the SDF; most detainees were women and children, though several thousand men were considered more dangerous. A report based on AFP notes that more than 450 Syrians will be released and handed over to their country. Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said it concluded the interrogation phase of the 5,704 suspects brought from northeast Syria.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, an opinion piece argues that the Israeli Right is slowly becoming the religious bloc. The Right that formed them was largely secular, nationalist, and security-minded, but the piece contends it is being replaced by a more religious, messianic current. The author highlights a string of high-profile defections from Likud and related centers over decades, including Ariel Sharon forming Kadima, Tzipi Livni moving to the center, Ehud Olmert, Dan Meridor, Benny Begin, Moshe Ya’alon, and Avigdor Liberman, with current figures like Gilad Erdan cited as part of a broader migration. The piece suggests this shift is reshaping the character of the Israeli Right and challenging classical liberal ideals such as the rule of law and citizens’ rights.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, reporting from Paris notes an Israeli woman in her 80s was attacked at a Paris hotel overnight. The Foreign Ministry said consular officials are in contact with her and her family as authorities handle the case, with the motive not yet confirmed. Earlier this year in July, Paris police reported a man was arrested after wounding three people with two kitchen knives near Place de Clichy. Separately, European rabbis are unveiling a seven-point plan to confront what they describe as an infrastructure of hatred amid rising antisemitic violence. At a Brussels conference, the Conference of European Rabbis unveiled a manifesto titled A Call to End the Violent Hatred, urging European governments, the European Union, religious leaders, and civil society to confront antisemitism, religious extremism, and radicalization across the continent, addressing networks and funding in addition to protecting Jewish institutions.

In Uplifting News, Cairo’s Egyptian Museum says it completed restoration and relocation of a Ramesses II basalt stele. The black basalt stele, about 240 cm long and 110 cm wide, dates to Egypt’s New Kingdom (circa 1570 to 1069 BCE) and has been on display for over a century. It was found in two pieces and later joined, relocated as part of a new display plan, and placed between two other stelae depicting Ramses II. The restoration removed earlier restoration materials and the wooden panel supporting the artifact. In Saqqara, archaeologists uncovered the tomb of an ancient royal chamberlain in Sector A of the Bubasteum necropolis. The Old Kingdom tomb includes a complete set of alabaster funerary tools, including an offering table and disc, a purification basin, a jug, and a basin, with a false door in its original position. In front of the false door, inscriptions identify the tomb owner as Sekhentiu-Ptah, who served in the period, as the necropolis sits within a larger temple complex dedicated to the goddess Bastet.

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