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HEADLINESIran Attacks Gulf Bases and Closes HormuzUS Expands Iran Campaign Targets InfrastructureKnesset Enshrines Torah Study in Basic LawThe time is now 5:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.In Iranian Retaliation, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Iran is “not the once very strong, powerful terrorist state that they were” before Operation Epic Fury, noting that its leadership remains in contact with the United States and has shown interest in a new peace deal after the collapse of the memorandum of understanding. She said…