Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-17 at 12:02

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report · Jun 17, 2026 · 5m

HEADLINESIsrael says F-35s more ready than USHezbollah drone strike wounds five Israeli soldiersIsrael to trial women in tank crewsThe time is now 12:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.In US Military Role, after a GAO watchdog report earlier this week said that the American fleet of F-35 stealth fighters has seen reduced readiness and usability as maintenance issues drag down mission-capable rates, Israeli sources said that their F-35s were faring better. Multiple Israeli sources said that the Jewish state's F-35s have remained more…