TBN IsraelTBN Israel’s Yair Pinto and Mati Shoshani reports on the Israel-Hamas and regional war. This week’s war moved into the Strait of Hormuz, where the United States and Israel are trying to defeat Iran through the sea, the economy, oil, and internal pressure inside the Revolutionary Guards. U.S. Central Command reported dozens of blocked attempts to break the blockade, while 41 oil tankers remain stuck with roughly 69 million barrels of oil worth more than 6 billion dollars. The blockade is no longer just a sanction on paper.
Ships are being inspected, routes are being blocked, ports are being choked, and Iran’s export system is losing its ability to bring money into the regime. Trump is using time as a weapon: holding the ceasefire while keeping pressure on Iran’s oil storage, tanker routes, and production capacity. Hezbollah continues to test the ceasefire in southern Lebanon. The IDF destroyed more than 50 Hezbollah terror infrastructures, exposed underground complexes, found weapons hidden inside a child’s room, and uncovered weapons inside an ambulance.
Sergeant Idan Fuchs was killed near Taybeh after an explosive drone hit IDF forces, and six other soldiers were wounded. Two major tunnels were exposed in the Qantara area of southern Lebanon, with a combined length of about two kilometers and infrastructure built for Radwan forces to organize a raid into the Galilee. The report also explains Hezbollah’s effort to block any Israel-Lebanon agreement and prevent Lebanon from moving toward real sovereignty. Europe is worried about energy prices and shipping instability, while the United States is sending a clear message to allies: if Europe wants American protection, it cannot stand aside while the Iranian threat also harms its interests. Meanwhile, the crisis in Hormuz is forcing the Gulf states and the West to ask whether the Middle East can become less dependent on an Iranian chokepoint.
