Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-28 at 06:01


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- Iran opens fire on Hormuz ships
- Drone attacks strike Black Sea tankers
- Israel kills Hamas funds chief Ihab Khrizim

The time is now 6:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, The Islamic regime fired at four ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz late Wednesday night, according to IRIB, the state broadcaster. The ships allegedly sought to enter the Persian Gulf “without coordination with the security forces” at 12:35 am local time. After warnings were issued and ignored, warning shots were fired, forcing the vessels to return. The incident comes as Tehran seeks greater authority over the waterway and has begun demanding fees for navigational and environmental services, a move described in the report as a toll. Under Articles 38 and 44 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, bordering Iran and Oman cannot suspend or charge tolls for vessels passing through the Strait, though the legislation permits countries to charge for services provided.

In Regional Impacts, Drone attacks were reported on three tankers in the Black Sea off Turkey’s northern coast, according to Tribeca, the Turkish shipping agency. The tanker James II, sailing under the Palau flag and in ballast, was about 50 miles north of the Turkeli area when the incident occurred. The tankers Altura and Velora, sailing under the Sierra Leone flag and in ballast, were attacked in a nearby area during a ship-to-ship operation. Coastal safety boats were dispatched and all crew members were reported to be in good condition. Moscow and Kyiv have frequently targeted each other’s ports and ships in the war, but neither country claimed responsibility for this latest attack. The Turkish transport ministry was unavailable for immediate comment due to the Muslim Eid holiday.

In Regional Impacts, reports from Gaza indicate a strike last night in Gaza City with claims from Gazan journalists aligned with Hamas that Amad Aslam, Abu Hasan, a deputy chief of staff of Gaza and commander of the Zeitoun Battalion, were killed in the strike, with a photo attached to the report. Sources also said the head of the northern Gaza Brigade, Az Din Albeik, was killed, and that at least 10 Palestinians were killed in the attack. Hamas has not yet confirmed the reports.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, The Israeli military announced that Ihab Khrizim, a leader of a central Hamas funds transfer network, was killed in a strike on Khan Yunis. Khrizim was responsible for overseeing the transfer of millions of dollars to Hamas’ military wing, and the IDF said he had continued to violate the ceasefire in recent months, enabling Hamas attacks against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians. The IDF also reported the killing of Hamas unit commander Muhammad al-Habash in the same operation. Earlier, the IDF struck two senior Hamas commanders in Gaza City on Wednesday evening, targeting northern Gaza brigade commander Ezz al-Din Beik and Gaza City deputy brigade commander Imad Aslim, who also serves as commander of the Zeitoun Battalion, with the strike occurring as the two were reportedly meeting in the same apartment after emerging from Hamas’s underground tunnel network. Israeli security officials were awaiting final confirmation that both commanders were killed. The IDF and Shin Bet had earlier confirmed the Tuesday night assassination of Hamas’s new military chief, Mohammed Ouda.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and chief prosecutor Amit Aisman have decided to indict Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich over his suspected role in a classified-documents leak to the German newspaper Bild, after rejecting his arguments at a pre-indictment hearing. The indictment, which prosecutors said would be filed shortly in the Tel Aviv District Court, will charge Urich with delivering secret information with the intent to harm state security, possessing secret information, and destroying evidence. The move places a close adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the center of a sensitive wartime case involving handling of classified intelligence.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, the state told the High Court of Justice that Bedouin Palestinian residents of Ras Ein al-Auja may return to the Jordan Valley community in coordination with the army, but there is currently no basis to close the area to Israelis, station a permanent security force there, or allow residents to hire a private security company. The update follows a February High Court decision ordering authorities to assist the residents’ return and to report back on enforcement measures to ensure security there. Ras Ein al-Auja residents say they experienced months of settler harassment, grazing takeovers, blocked access routes, damage to infrastructure, intimidation, and livestock theft. The state has rejected characterization of the events as forcible displacement, arguing that no formal eviction occurred, that residents were not barred from returning, and that security measures can be managed without a permanent security presence.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Attorney-General Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice to intervene in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s appointment of Major-General Roman Gofman as the next Mossad chief, arguing that the senior appointments committee’s renewed approval cannot be relied upon. The petitions challenge Gofman’s appointment over the Ori Elmakayes affair, which centers on claims that Elmakayes, then a minor, was used in 2022 by IDF Division 210 as part of an influence effort under Gofman. Elmakayes was later arrested, indicted, and released to house arrest; the indictment against him was canceled in 2023 after lawyers argued that he had been manipulated by the division.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Airis Labs, an Israeli AI defense-tech firm, emerged from stealth with 60 million dollars in funding, including a 31 million dollar Series B led by PSG Equity with participation from TLV Partners, Stepstone Group, Redseed Ventures, and angel investors. Airis Labs turns unstructured visual data from smartphones, social media, digital forensics, security and body cameras, and drones into machine-readable intelligence, defining a category called User-Generated Field Intelligence. Founded in 2023 and active in government organizations worldwide, the company’s video-first AI platform ingests all visual sources, including unstructured, user-generated content, into a single unified intelligence source, with AI agents able to scale across missions to ensure critical signals are never missed and to free analysts to focus on judgment calls.

Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today: Ongoing War Report update.
I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Find the code and more details in the podcast description.

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https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-897605
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https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-897617
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-897601
https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-897592
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