HEADLINES
- Narco terror ship struck three killed
- US case links Iran to Jewish targets
- Strait of Hormuz warned over Iranian mines

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 US Southern Command said Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that was operated by a designated terrorist organization; the vessel was operating on known narco-trafficking routes, and three narco-terrorists were killed in the strike. Separately, US Central Command notified mariners and airmen north of the Musandam Peninsula in the Strait of Hormuz of impending dangerous military activities to address Iranian mines, according to a notice from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.

In Regional Impacts, red alert sirens sound in Northern Israel.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Israel Police’s Traffic Division issued over 4,000 tickets on Thursday as part of an enforcement campaign aiming to crack down on traffic offenses across Israel. Hundreds of police officers, patrol cars, motorcycles, and volunteers from police departments across the country participated in the operation, which used digital enforcement tools to identify incidents of dangerous driving. Drivers were captured on camera engaging in offenses such as distracted driving, using a cellphone while driving, and speeding, with many of the traffic infractions being repeat offenses. In one incident, a driver was stopped for driving with a revoked license; the driver was arrested, and his vehicle was impounded. In another incident, a driver on Highway 6 was spotted using their cellphone while driving, with a child in the vehicle not properly secured with a seatbelt, posing a safety threat to the child and all other drivers on the road. Among the thousands of tickets issued, more than 800 were for additional offenses.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, US prosecutors say defendant Mohammad Al-Saadi orchestrated a string of attacks on Jewish targets as part of Iran-linked psychological warfare campaign. The post NY case sheds light on alleged Iran-linked terror campaign targeting Diaspora Jews appeared first on The Times of Israel. The investigation connected Iran to attacks in Europe, including an explosion at a synagogue in Belgium, arson at a synagogue in the Netherlands, a bomb at a Jewish school in Amsterdam, four Hatzola ambulances torched in London, and a car burned in a Jewish neighborhood in Antwerp, all during March. A new group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) claimed credit. Investigators and prosecutors said the case ties Iran to the European attacks and revealed plots targeting Jewish sites in the United States; the complaint and an indictment charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an alleged member of Kataeb Hezbollah, in connection with the alleged operations.

In Uplifting News, Italian author Erri De Luca said he is prepared to lose everything for his convictions as he spoke about Israel, Hebrew, and Zionism at the International Writers Festival in Mishkenot Sha’ananim in Jerusalem via video chat, due to the uncertain situation with Iran. The festival program described De Luca as a writer who is a formative novelist and poet, a social activist, and a translator of biblical and Yiddish texts, noted for translating the Bible into Italian and for his broader engagement with Hebrew language and Jewish literature. He has translated biblical books such as Jonah, Ruth, and Ecclesiastes, and is known for his work God’s Mountain. He expressed a strong personal commitment to his beliefs while keeping pace with a festival program that sought to connect insights from Israel with his broader literary work.

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