HEADLINES
Iran missile tunnels repaired after Israeli strikes
Arab Islamic bloc forms beyond US order
NYPD mounts largest Israel Day Parade security

The time is now 1:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, CNN reports that at least 50 access tunnels to missile cities in Iran were cleared and repaired after Israeli strikes blocked them.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Mubarak al-Etti argues that the United States’ retreat from a dominant role on the world stage has led Gulf states to treat Trump’s push to bring them into the Abraham Accords with greater caution, saying his refusal to resume war against Iran will cost him dearly and that the United States, once seen as an anchor, is now viewed by many as a diminished power. He cites Biden’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan as a turning point, and he says rising powers such as India, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil now have room to forge independent ties beyond Washington. The Saudi analyst also asserts that Saudi Arabia will not join a confrontation with Iran or commit to a bloc led by the United States, and that a new Arab-Islamic bloc including Turkey, Pakistan, and Qatar could be forming, signaling a shift away from the US‑led order. Separately, White House officials are pressing the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a USD 250 bill featuring Trump’s portrait; prototypes have been prepared, but current law bars living people from appearing on currency and no living person has appeared on US currency since 1866, meaning printing could be delayed even as some officials push for immediacy.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, the IDF is preparing to arrest ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers as early as next week, with hundreds of police officers expected to assist in the operation as enforcement of military service ramps up during Israel’s multi-front war, and security officials are conducting joint preparations for potential unrest and protests. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commended the Hasmonean Brigade for balancing Torah study with service as the IDF coordinates with police to carry out arrests. Separately, the NYPD says this year’s Israel Day Parade will require the most extensive security operation the department has mounted, with Commissioner Jessica Tisch declaring that there will be no compromise on safety as Mayor Zohran Mamdani reiterates his decision to skip the event.

In Uplifting News, Kibbutzim are being spotlighted for bridging the religious divide, as leaders of the Kibbutz Movement and the Religious Kibbutz Movement announced a joint effort to create a bayit meshutaf, a shared home that allows each side to keep its own identity while working together; the plan is described as stage two of a ten-step process toward greater collaboration. Separately, Yad Vashem announced Munich as the site of its first Holocaust education center outside Israel, to be built at Karolinenplatz with German government support and expected to open within three years, with an extension planned in Leipzig to reach audiences across Germany and neighboring countries.

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