Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-29 at 04:02

HEADLINES
- Israel hits Iran's Khandab and Ardakan facilities
- Pentagon drafts weekslong Iran ground war
- Baby born under fire in Jerusalem

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 Operation Lion's Roar, the Israel Air Force completed a wide-scale wave of strikes in Iran on Saturday, targeting regime infrastructure in Tehran, the IDF announced on Sunday, destroying several temporary command centers and eliminating their commanders. The statement noted that the IDF had identified the relocation of Iranian command centers to mobile units in recent days, after most of its permanent command centers were struck by the IDF over the past month. The strikes, based on military intelligence, additionally targeted dozens of ballistic missile production and storage facilities, as well as Iranian aerial defense systems and observation posts. The IDF confirmed on Friday an attack against Iran’s Khandab heavy water reactor in Arak, as well as a uranium enrichment facility in Ardakan. The attack, which involved over 50 IAF fighter jets guided by IDF intelligence, completed strikes targeting the Iranian terror regime's infrastructure across three areas simultaneously, the IDF said. According to Iranian state media, the enrichment facility in Ardakan produced yellowcake, a concentrated uranium powder used in the early stages of nuclear fuel production.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, sirens sounded three times overnight and this morning across southern Israel, in the Negevv area, amid missile attacks from Iran. Intercepted. No injuries. Sirens sounded three times overnight and this morning across southern Israel, in the Negevv area, amid missile attacks from Iran. Intercepted. No injuries. BREAKING: Vyacheslav Vidmant (52) has been identified as the person murdered in an Iranian regime missile attack in central Israel. May his memory forever be a blessing. At least two missiles were fired by Iran toward southern Israel a short time ago. The missiles were reportedly intercepted, and there are at this time no reports of injuries.

In US Military Role, Pentagon planning for extended ground operation in Iran – report The US Defense Department is reportedly drafting plans for weeks of ground combat in Iran as thousands of Marines arrive in the region.

In Regional Impacts, some 100 shelters will be placed in Bedouin communities after doctor, infant son wounded The move by the IDF Home Front Command comes after appeals by local council heads and residents to address the lack of protection in the area. Some 100 portable shelters will be distributed among unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, Southern District Police Commander Chief Superintendent Haim Bublil announced last week. The decision came after appeals by local council heads and residents in the wake of shrapnel injuries that wounded a doctor and his infant son, due to the fact that many residents of unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev lack any protective infrastructure. Bublil addressed the decision today during a special situational assessment with rescue and emergency bodies regarding the IDF Home Front Command’s plan to place approximately 100 portable shelters in Bedouin diaspora areas. “This is a significant and necessary step to strengthen the protection of human life, especially in light of the threat of rocket and missile fire toward southern communities,” said Bublil. “The placement of the shelters will provide residents with an immediate on-the-ground response and allow them access to a protected space during alerts. In doing so, it will significantly reduce the risk of injury.” “I have instructed that all relevant authorities work together to accelerate the deployment of the shelters in the fie… Radar on ground, fuselage torn: key US spy plane heavily damaged after Iran strike Images circulating online show the E-3 Sentry’s radar dome collapsed as 15 US troops were wounded in the strike, which also reportedly damaged refueling aircraft and involved ballistic missiles and drones targeting a key Saudi base דיווח על 3 נפילות בפזורה הבדואית ללא נפגעים https://t.me/newssil

In US Policy Concerning Israel, At CPAC, a generational divide over Republican support for Israel Support among Trump's core base remains strong, however, with 74% of Republicans backing the strikes on Iran.

In Uplifting News, Born under fire: MDA delivers baby in Jerusalem minutes before rushing to shelter A Magen David Adom team delivered a baby at a home in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning, then rushed the newborn and his parents to a nearby shelter minutes later after Red Alert sirens sounded across central Israel, according to MDA. The emergency service said the call first came into its 101 dispatch center after the mother went into labor at home. An EMT at the dispatch center directed the father by phone until a Mobile Intensive Care Unit arrived, and the responding team completed the delivery on site. The baby was born healthy at home, turning what began as an emergency into a brief moment of relief for the family, though the team quickly evacuated to a shelter as sirens sounded, with the paramedics preserving moments with the family as the situation required.

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