HEADLINES
- Rafael Peralta escorts STREAM under Iran blockade
- Israel hits 20 Hezbollah sites in Beqaa
- Antisemitism under scrutiny Penn subpoena London arson

The time is now 9:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) is enforcing the ongoing US naval blockade against Iran, escorting the Iranian-flagged crude oil tanker M/T STREAM through the Arabian Sea after it attempted to sail to a port in Iran, April 26, 2026.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israel's military said it struck more than 20 Hezbollah-linked terror sites today in the Beqaa Valley and across southern Lebanon. Targets included weapons storage facilities, rocket launch sites, military structures, and a weapons production and storage facility in the Beqaa area where recent reconstruction activity had been identified. Terror group’s fiber-optic FPV attack drones can fly for miles without radio signals, making them difficult to jam and leaving IDF forces racing for new defenses after troops were forced to shoot them down with rifles.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, a federal judge ruled that the University of Pennsylvania does not have to immediately provide names of individuals connected to Jewish organizations on campus while it challenges a prior court order. US District Judge Gerald J. Pappert granted a temporary pause, allowing the university to delay compliance with a subpoena issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as the case proceeds through the appeals process. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley today met the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the London Jewish Forum and the Community Security Trust to discuss the security situation facing Jewish communities following a spate of arson attacks in the capital. The meeting, convened by the Board of Deputies, focused on how the Metropolitan Police is responding to what appears to be a coordinated series of attacks, as well as the measures being put in place to protect the Jewish community going forward.

In Uplifting News, a street in Astoria was renamed Monday in honor of fallen New York City Police Department officer Anastasios Tsakos, marking five years since he was killed in the line of duty. The ceremony followed a memorial service at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cathedral and concluded with the unveiling of “Detective Anastasios Tsakos Way” at the corner of 42nd Street and 23rd Avenue in Queens. Family members, including Tsakos’ wife, Irene, and their children, joined police officials, community members and students for the tribute. Members of the NYPD St. Paul Society were also in attendance. ULA's Atlas V rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8:52 p.m. The launch may be visible along much of the East Coast—from Florida up through New England—a few minutes after liftoff, weather permitting. Pizza Hut will continue to pay the salary of the late Yemanu Binyamin Zalka to his family every month for as long as the company exists, and has established a dedicated aid fund for the Zalka family. Zalka, a 21-year-old ex-IDF soldier, was killed after his shift at the Petah Tikva location when he asked a group of teenagers to stop spraying foam inside the restaurant.

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