Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-26 at 10:02

HEADLINES
Iran Threatens Space Satellites and Infrastructure
Hezbollah Targets Israeli Forces Near Kantara
Herzog Warns Europe Over Iranian Threat

The time is now 10:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, the United States must be prepared for the possibility that the Islamic regime may attack telecommunications satellites in space and continue to target critical civilian infrastructure, former White House Chief Information Officer Theresa Payton told The Jerusalem Post. Payton, now the CEO of Fortalice Solutions, spoke with the Post just days after the United States established its Bureau of Emerging Threats, which will safeguard national security against cyberattacks, the weaponization of space, and other rapidly evolving threats. Acknowledging that Tehran lacks the same skill and technology as the United States and Israel, Payton warned against underestimating the regime, saying she expects Iran to “flex its digital muscles” as it finds itself in a increasingly desperate situation. She said the regime has, when possible, targeted targets disconnected from the conflict, with Stryker Corporation, an American medical device company, among the latest targets as the hackers look for ways to cause damage. Separately, Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran’s response to an American proposal was sent last night through mediators, and Iran is awaiting the other side’s reply.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah acknowledged that Israeli forces are in Kantara village, located about 10 kilometers west of the border near the Metulla area and about 20 kilometers north of the border near the Yiron area. Over the past day, Hezbollah published numerous reports claiming it was targeting Israeli maneuvering forces in Dayr Siryān and Kantara, villages that lie well inland from the border.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser Ophir Falk told CNN that Israel remains highly skeptical of reported US-Iran peace talks, saying, “Well, Iran always lies. We’ve learned that they always lie.” Falk argued that Israel’s objective is to remove the existential threat posed by the ayatollah regime and noted that the preferred outcome would be removing the regime itself, though he also described options to degrade Iran’s military power, including reducing its capabilities “until they get to the Stone Age.” President Isaac Herzog, in an interview with StandWithUs, warned Europe that “you’re next” and criticized Britain’s prime minister for what he called a feeble response to Iranian terror. Herzog said regime change in Tehran was not an official Israeli war aim, but that such a shift could help bring peace between Israelis and Iranians and transform the wider Middle East. He asserted that Europe has failed to grasp the scale of the Iranian threat, and that Israel is striking at the regime’s two central tools—its nuclear ambitions and long-range missile program—and that Israel is “absolutely winning the war” in that regard.

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