Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-29 at 23:02

HEADLINES
IRGC Targets US-Linked Universities Amid Strikes
Trump weighs extracting 1000lb enriched uranium
Lebanon rockets Yemen drones spark regional blaze

The time is now 11:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, the IRGC has warned that all universities tied to the United States and Israel in the region are now considered legitimate targets in the ongoing war. The warning followed strikes on Isfahan University of Technology and Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran, with Tehran’s Foreign Ministry saying other research centers have also been struck. Rudaw, citing the IRGC, described a warning to the “invading American‑Zionist forces” and said that American and Israeli universities across West Asia should be treated as legitimate targets; the statement urged employees, professors, and students to stay at least one kilometer away from these campuses to protect themselves.

In US Military Role, US President Donald J. Trump is weighing a risky operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of highly-enriched uranium from at least two sites in Iran, a mission that would likely put hundreds of American ground forces inside the country for days or longer, according to US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal. Separate reports reiterate this plan and emphasize the complexity and potential force deployment. Trump has also described having lots of alternatives if boots on the ground are considered, and comments have circulated about negotiations with Iran being “extremely well” but unpredictable. At times, he has referenced Iran allowing passage of oil tankers under a Pakistan flag as a so‑called “tribute” to the White House, and remarks aboard Air Force One touching on the state of negotiations and Iran’s regime history, including a claim that there have been two regime changes and that the third regime has been “very reasonable.”

In Regional Impacts, air raid alerts were activated in Haifa and the bay area after rockets were launched from Lebanon, with no injuries reported; the IDF said it also downed two drones from Yemen.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, an Iraqi Air Force An-32B military transport aircraft was targeted by Iranian-backed militants during a drone and rocket attack on Baghdad International Airport.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, there is reporting that a deal with Iran could come soon, with Trump telling a reporter there he “could be soon” on a deal in Iran. He also described Iran’s actions as a so‑called “tribute” involving 20 oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a remark made aboard Air Force One. Additional remarks attributed to him include that negotiations with Iran are “extremely well, but you never know with Iran,” and he asserted that there have been two regime changes in Iran, with the third regime described as “very reasonable.”

In Israeli Domestic Politics, an entire IDF reserve battalion has been pulled from duty Sunday night following last week’s incident in which a CNN crew was detained and a photographer assaulted in the West Bank.

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