Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-16 at 23:01

HEADLINES
Iranian proxies behind Europe and Toronto attacks
Hezbollah drone kills Israeli captain in Lebanon
Europe grapples with Iranian violence wave

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 the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, authorities say a network linked to the Islamic Regime through Kata’ib Hizballah is under scrutiny as investigators trace a pattern of attacks abroad. A criminal complaint filed after the arrest of Kata’ib Hizballah senior official Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi says his "people" were behind at least two March shooting attacks in Toronto, including an incident at the US consulate and an attack on a synagogue. The Department of Justice noted there were no injuries in the consulate shooting, though the building was damaged. In March, three synagogue shootings occurred in the Toronto area: Temple Emanu-El on March 2, Bayt, or the BAYT, on March 6, and Shaarei Shomayim on March 7. An 18-year-old man was charged with the latter two incidents on May 6 as investigators pursue connections to a broader pattern.

In London and across Europe, the same filings say Al-Saadi orchestrated and posted propaganda videos for 18 attacks in Europe under the banner Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, described as a front for Kata’ib Hizballah designed to advance the group’s goals. The complaint asserts that since the onset of the Iranian Military Conflict on or about February 28, 2026, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia has carried out numerous attacks in Europe against US and Israeli interests, with many of the incidents concentrated in London over the past two months. The document raises questions about how Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European governments will respond to what officials describe as a wave of Iranian-backed violence on their soil.

On the regional front, the Israel Defense Forces report that Maoz Israel Recanati, 24, a captain and platoon commander in the Golani Brigade, was killed Friday in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack in southern Lebanon. The army notes Recanati is the seventh IDF soldier killed in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire began, and the 20th since the Iran war began. The incident underscores the spillover of Iran-linked hostilities into Lebanon and the wider region.

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