The time is now two one pm in New York. I'm Noah Levi and this is the latest Israel Today ongoing war report. In Iranian retaliation, Trump says Iran must abandon nuclear weapons, reopen harmers, and accept uranium removal. Tehran denies key terms, demand sanctions relief, and warns it may break the U S blockade in the conflict with Iran
and its regional proxies. Israeli and Lebanese military officials are set to meet for talks at the Pentagon on Friday, aimed at resolving their decades long conflict, As fighting tests the ceasefire between the two countries and the United States and Iran seek to extend it to buy time for negotiations.
Israel has issued evacuation orders in seven towns and villages ahead of air strikes in southern Lebanon, and the Iranian backed Lebanese Hezblah has launched drones into northern Israel, including a strike that killed and Israel soldier. The discussions will begin a security track, with political tract talks planned for next Tuesday and Wednesday to pursue a longer term calm.
An eighth person linked to a Hamas network plotting attacks against Israeli and Jewish sites in Europe, was arrested near Copenhagen, Denmark, after German prosecutors issued a warrant. The investigation ties to an armament's chain involving several individuals, including a suspect who
allegedly provided five pistols and ammunition in Gaza. World Visions former director Mohammed el Halabi, convicted in twenty twenty two of terrorism financing and released in February twenty twenty five as part of a hostage prisoner deal, now says he is the victim of Israeli propaganda and denies links to Hamas, describing new interview details that he says clarify or add
to the mystery surrounding his case. Meanwhile, Hesbella is running away from multiple villages as the IDF pushes deeper into southern Lebanon, signaling continued friction along the border. In US policy cancer earning Israel, President Donald Trump says he will make a final Iran decision and signaled an agreement to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormers, posting that he will meet in the situation room to determine the final course of action, and that the strait must be
open with no tolls for unrestricted shipping. In both directions. He also indicated that Iranian enrichment activities and related items would be addressed in coordination with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and that no money would be exchanged with Iran until
further notice. The same briefing landscape includes ongoing scrutiny from lawmakers, as the Republican led House Judiciary Committee says it has uncovered new financial links between federal grants awarded during the Biden administration and non profit organizations that supported protests against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu or had ties to groups accused
of supporting terrorism. According to a report cited by j NS in Uplifting News, a rare intact Roman burial has been unearthed in eastern c Croatia during excavations in Vinkofsi ahead of a new city market development. The find is the first among more than two hundred grave uncovered in the area to be fully undisturbed, with the skeleton of a roughly forty to forty five year old man preserved
in relatively good condition. The brick grave structure held a small number of items, including an iron object near the right foot and a bronze fragment on the right shoulder, providing valuable data for analysis as researchers place the site within the northern necropolis of the Roman Sibylly. Thank you for tuning into this Israel Today Ongoing war report update. I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed. Keep in mind that this ar generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so
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