Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-12 at 03:01

HEADLINES
- Israeli forces wipe Hezbollah cell, 350 terrorists
- Former Mossad chief: Netanyahu unfit
- EU sanctions Israelis, Jewish groups with Hamas

The time is now 3:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israeli forces eliminated a Hezbollah launch cell that attempted to transfer a rocket launcher on a truck after firing rockets at IDF soldiers in Southern Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces also said that since the ceasefire understandings began, it has eliminated more than 350 Hezbollah terrorists and struck over 1,100 targets across southern Lebanon.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, a former senior Mossad official harshly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning, saying the prime minister proved to Israelis yesterday that the stories about him are true and that he is not fit.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, the European Union sanctioned Israeli citizens and Jewish organizations in Judea and Samaria in the same package as Hamas officials, a move critics call morally bankrupt. Placing Jewish community builders beside the architects and defenders of October 7 creates a grotesque false symmetry, as Europe argues Israel is fighting the same Iranian-backed terror network that threatens the West.

In Uplifting News, an eight-year-old boy visiting the Ramon Crater region found an over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks. The fragment measures about 6 by 6 centimeters and depicts a partial human figure wrapped in carefully carved folds of fabric. Dor Wolynitz from Rehovot discovered the piece during a family trip with a paratrooper reservist team, and he handed it to the National Treasures Department, receiving a certificate from the Israel Antiquities Authority for his good citizenship.

Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today: Ongoing War Report update.
I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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