Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-02-24 at 05:02


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Tehran Protests Escalate as Strike Date Looms
Paris Kosher Restaurant Hit by Acid Attack
US Carrier Withstands 40,000-pound Blast

The time is now 5:02 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, protests erupted at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran as students called on the authorities with chants such as “Until the martyr is buried in shrouds, there will be no homeland” and “We don’t want you to be spectators—join us.” Reports say students were attacked and beaten by security forces in civilian clothes. The broader regional picture features ongoing tension and contested timelines around a potential strike on Iran, including references to a “new date” being discussed in assessments from Israel. In Isfahan Province, a Iranian Army AH-1J Super Cobra helicopter crashed in Dorcheh inside a wholesale fruit and vegetable market, killing four people—the pilot and co-pilot, Colonel Hamed Sarbo-Azad and Captain Mojtaba Kiani, along with two civilians. The crash underscores risks to military aviation linked to the broader security environment, and authorities noted that another fighter jet had crashed in the country a few days earlier. In regional diplomacy, the prime minister of Lebanon urged Hezbollah not to join a war with Iran if fighting breaks out. The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier recently absorbed a 40,000-pound underwater blast and kept moving, a demonstration of American deterrence and capability in the face of escalating threats.

In the US Policy Concerning Israel, senior State Department officials contacted Arab partners to clarify that Huckabee’s remarks were personal views and not a policy shift, as Washington moved to ease tensions sparked by those comments.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, a kosher restaurant in central Paris, Kokoriko, was sprayed with acid, marking the third such attack on the establishment in recent months. Employees found acid on tables, walls, and floors, rendering all dishes, cutlery, and glassware unusable and corroding surfaces. Paris authorities deployed specialized units to analyze the liquid and opened an investigation into property damage charged as a hate crime, which carries potential penalties of up to 15 years in prison. The restaurant remains closed pending specialized cleaning, while the two prior acid attacks in October 2025 went unsolved due to an inability to identify the perpetrators.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Gideon Oko stated, “I am not backing down—Mordechai David is a lousy kid.” The Knesset heard of an acute mental health crisis, with about 3,200 patients per psychiatrist and thousands of vacancies attributed to budget shortfalls, burnout, and low pay. Temple Mount groups called on Netanyahu to reinstate Jewish afternoon prayers during Ramadan and urged full freedom of worship, including allowing prayer books, prayer shawls, and tefillin to be brought to the Mount. Yehudit Tirosh challenged Netanyahu, saying, “Everything you told isn’t connected to reality.” Netanyahu responded to Ta-Tirosh, “I don’t want to hurt you.”

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