Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-10 at 03:02

HEADLINES
Iran’s Kharrazi dies after Tehran airstrike
Hezbollah claims 10 attacks as war widens
Opposition gains seats as war support wavers

The time is now 3:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Operation Lion's Roar, Former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi, 81, died on Thursday night from injuries sustained in an airstrike on his Tehran residence, state media reported on Friday morning. The strike on April 1 was described by Iranian state media as part of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury, with his wife killed immediately and Kharazi seriously wounded and hospitalized since. Iran did not specify whether the strike was carried out by the United States or Israel. At the time, Kharazi was head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, which advises the supreme leader on foreign policy; he previously served as foreign minister from 1997 to 2005 and as ambassador to the United Nations from 1989 to 1997. He also held roles as a senior advisor to the Supreme Leader, head of the Center for Cognitive Sciences, and a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, according to the state-run West Asia News Agency. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim eulogized Kharazi on X, saying the senior diplomat was killed by "Zionist terrorist attacks."

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran's Council on Foreign Relations, died from injuries sustained in an airstrike during the war.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, a report from Lebanon notes documentation from the strike scene in Habush. Since midnight Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for 10 attacks against Israel and the IDF, the latest at eight this morning, targeting Kiryat Shmona. Israel’s message to Lebanon is simple: if you want peace, disarm Hezbollah. Jerusalem says it is ready for direct talks with Beirut, but this is not diplomacy for diplomacy’s sake. The issue is Hezbollah, its weapons, and the reality that no serious stability exists on Israel’s northern border while an Iranian proxy remains armed. You can’t make peace with a government that doesn’t have full sovereignty and from whose territory a terrorist army operates. The IDF has found something inside a house in southern Lebanon.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, the opposition bloc continues to hold a 61-seat majority as Naftali Bennett’s party gains two seats to 24, leaving it just one behind Likud at 25, according to a Lazar Research poll. The gains for Bennett’s side come despite losses in Yisrael Beytenu, Eisenkot’s faction, the Democrats, and Yesh Atid, while Yisrael Beytenu gained one seat to nine. The opposition bloc, excluding Hadash Ta’al and Ra’am, holds 61 seats to the coalition’s 49. Overall satisfaction with the war’s outcome remains low, with 32% of respondents satisfied (11% very satisfied, 21% fairly satisfied). When asked whether Israel and the United States won the war with Iran, 22% said yes, 46% said no, and 32% said it is too early to tell. Answers varied by political leaning, with coalition voters more likely to say the win happened and opposition voters more likely to say it did not.

In Uplifting News, Argentina’s Milei to light a torch at Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony. Transportation Minister Miri Regev announced that Milei will light a torch at Mount Herzl, praising his support for Israel in international forums, including his stance on terrorism designations, hostage release efforts, and antisemitism, as well as his partnership with Israel.

Also in Uplifting News, a wounded fighter who was injured in Lebanon established a place for war-wounded himself, noting that there had been no adequate response for hundreds of wounded in the West Bank region. The story describes a commitment to supporting those who fought and were injured, and calls for continued solidarity from the Israeli public.

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I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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