Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-05 at 04:02

HEADLINES
Gafni Home Struck as 17 Sites Hit
US Rescue Claims Two Black Hawks Down
Iranian Attacks Ignite Gulf Oil Facilities

The time is now 4:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, missile fragments from an Iranian interception damaged the Bnei Brak home of United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni. Gafni said he was in a shelter when the interception occurred and that no one in his residence was injured; windows and shutters were damaged by the debris. He added that “miraculously, there were no casualties” and that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone after the incident. Across the overnight period, at least 17 sites were hit across the region, including Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Petah Tikva, among other cities. In a separate part of Bnei Brak, a 45-year-old man was injured when glass cut his face.

In US Military Role, Iranian reports describe nine fatalities and eight injuries during the rescue of an American pilot in southwestern Iran, with fighting described as taking place as the navigator was extracted under fire and moved toward the north and the Gulf of Haifa. A separate update described a CIA-led deception operation connected to the rescue and claimed that American aircraft were destroyed during the mission, including two Black Hawk helicopters and a transport aircraft that were shot down and are burning on the ground. A spokesperson for the Khātem al-Anbiyā command of the Revolutionary Guards said Iranian security forces “thwarted the desperate” US attempt to rescue the crew, adding that two Black Hawk helicopters and a transport plane were shot down and are burning on the ground.

In Regional Impacts, an Iranian drone attack caused a fire at the Shuwaikh Oil Sector Complex in Kuwait; there were no injuries. The facility hosts the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and the Oil Ministry’s headquarters, and Kuwait’s government said two power plants and a water desalination facility were damaged by what it called hostile Iranian aggression, with two power generators shut down and no casualties. Bahrain’s Bapco Energies said a storage tank at one of its facilities caught fire after an Iranian attack; the fire was extinguished and damage is being assessed. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a cruise missile headed toward the kingdom, according to its Defense Ministry. In the United Arab Emirates, authorities responded to fires at the Borouge petrochemicals plant caused by debris from air defenses intercepting Iranian attacks, with operations suspended. Separately, there were reports of air-raid sirens in Ma’alot and Avivim along the frontline. An entry titled The missile misr appears in the record with the content simply repeating the phrase The missile misr.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israeli forces in the South Lebanon area have continued focused ground activity to protect the north, with the 146th Brigade operating there in recent weeks. In the last 24 hours, the 226th Brigade identified two Hezbollah cells and eliminated them; the 213th Artillery Brigade and the Israeli Air Force destroyed operational infrastructures used by Hezbollah during the night. An IDF commander recounts the deadly encounter last week in a fortified Hezbollah compound in southern Lebanon, where four soldiers were killed in close-range fighting; Lieutenant Colonel S describes the battle, the losses, and the unit’s determination to press the mission.

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