HEADLINES
- Eighth Hamas plot suspect arrested near Copenhagen
- Lebanon mismanaged; shift to Hezbollah strikes urged
- Bleak future for US backing of Israel

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 Regional Impacts, air defenses are active on Iran’s Qeshm Island.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israel is described by Tel Aviv University vice-rector Eyal Zisser as making “every possible mistake” in Lebanon, arguing that the IDF’s pressure on Shi’ite civilians strengthens Hezbollah and, by extension, Hamas in Gaza; he urges a shift to systemic attacks on Hezbollah targets such as training camps and infrastructure and warns that a war of attrition in southern Lebanon has been mismanaged. In Europe, German prosecutors say an eighth member of a Hamas network plotting attacks on Israeli and Jewish sites was arrested near Copenhagen after allegedly supplying five pistols and ammunition to another member; Abdel Al G, arrested in October, is said to have passed weapons to Mohammed A, a British citizen who had been tasked with transporting and storing them in Austria, where authorities later uncovered a cache of five handguns and 10 magazines as part of the plot. Hezbollah is retreating from multiple villages as the IDF advances deep into southern Lebanon.

In the US Policy Concerning Israel, analysts contend the war with Iran pushed the US-Israel alliance to its military peak, with American and Israeli forces flying side by side in strike packages, sharing intelligence, relying on the same refueling assets, and operating from joint command centers with English as the common language. The partnership marked a shift toward a more integrated effort, with the United States focused on safeguarding regional bases from missiles and drones, targeting the Iranian navy, and working to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Israel concentrated on the regime itself—its institutions, command structure, leadership, and missile stockpiles—though the political outlook for continued Washington support is described as bleak.

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