Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-26 at 10:02

HEADLINES
Iran denounces US strikes as ceasefire breach
Hezbollah night vision FPV drones attack IDF
Israel's cyber readiness exposed amid war

The time is now 10:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued a statement regarding the strikes carried out yesterday by US forces near Bandar Abbas that US Central Command characterized as self-defense, calling the incident a ceasefire violation. Iran’s Foreign Ministry also said Washington violated the ceasefire by harassing Iranian commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz in the last 48 hours, accusing the United States of acting in bad faith despite diplomacy and warning that Iran will respond to ceasefire violations and defend its interests.

In Regional Impacts, a tanker was hit by a projectile 60 miles off the coast of Oman, causing an external explosion and fuel leakage.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah FPV drones utilized night vision for strikes on IDF soldiers, new footage shows. Hezbollah is using night-vision FPV drones to strike IDF soldiers in Lebanon, with footage showing a Saturday strike that wounded two soldiers. Hezbollah has escalated its drone campaign, including a large-scale attack described as the most powerful drone attack ever launched against Israel, causing fires and injuring soldiers and civilians and deepening fear in northern border towns while the economy strains under the pressure of the fighting. Israeli forces are reportedly conducting ground operations deep inside southern Lebanon, in addition to intensified air strikes against Hezbollah targets. Reports in Hebrew claim the IDF is operating ground forces beyond the Blue Line in Lebanon, with later accounts describing advances north of the Litani region around the Bofar/Bofor area and near the village of Zotar al-Sharkiya.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Critical vulnerabilities left government systems, sensitive data, open to cyberattacks during war. State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned that, despite wartime needs, the government remains exposed as a remote-work platform used by critical ministries continued for months after a shutdown order, and emergency bodies and ministries handling sensitive data were not adequately prepared for cyberattacks. He said the reports show a government increasingly dependent on digital systems that are not consistently secure or well coordinated, and urged immediate corrections, noting that cyber-readiness instructions issued after October 7 were not fully implemented by some emergency bodies. IDF chief officially dismisses former IDF top lawyer Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi. Lieutenant-General Eyal Zamir announced the dismissal amid suspicions related to the Sde Teiman affair; she will not receive the Completion of Service pension and a rank reduction could follow once criminal proceedings conclude. Tomer-Yerushalmi had been suspended in October 2025 after an investigation into a video leak showing alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners at Sde Teiman; she had resigned after admitting to leaking the video, arguing the move was intended to counter misinformation and demonstrate that action was being taken.

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