Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-04 at 22:01

HEADLINES
Iran strikes 200 targets, Hezbollah sites hit
Missing American crewmember after F-15 shot down
Democrats drift away from Israel amid elections

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

In Operation Lion's Roar, officials say more than 200 Iranian regime infrastructure targets across Iran and more than 140 Hezbollah infrastructure sites throughout Lebanon have been struck.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, following Iranian launches toward the north, the Home Front Command said it is permissible to leave the protected area. Emergency medical teams treated a woman who was injured en route to a shelter. Across central Israel, reports describe destruction and vehicles on fire in several locations, including two strikes near Tel Aviv's Kirya complex. Sirens were heard in the Galilee, the Haifa area, and the Golan Heights. At a demonstration in Tel Aviv, a man reportedly suffered a heart attack while heading to a shelter, and there were reports that Iran targeted sites and that many Iranian leaders were killed in the strikes; the government was said to have ignored a court deadline, and protests have been underway.

In Iranian Retaliation, the search for the missing American crewmember continues after an F-15 was shot down in Iran yesterday, with Iran offering a $60,000 reward for the missing pilot's capture. President Trump has shared a video asserting that in these strikes many of Iran’s military leaders were terminated, along with much else.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Syria temporarily closed the Masnaa crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border after the IDF issued an evacuation notice, citing Hezbollah's use of the crossing for military purposes and for smuggling means of combat. The Syrian border authority said the crossing is civilian-only and not used for military activity, with no armed presence. On the same day, eight sources from Lebanon and Syria said Syria reinforced its border with Lebanon with rocket units and thousands of troops to block arms and drug smuggling and the movement of Hezbollah or other militants. After the evacuation notice, reports also indicate Israeli strikes near the village of Khatta in southern Lebanon. Official sources also announced the discovery of two tunnels spanning the border between Syria and Lebanon near Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali in the western countryside of Homs, used in cross-border smuggling and potentially the movement of armed elements. Separately, IDF Sergeant First Class Guy Ludar, 21, of the Maglan Unit from Yuvalim, was killed and another soldier seriously wounded in a friendly-fire incident during an overnight operation in Shebaa, southern Lebanon; the military says the incident is under investigation.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, reporting indicates that less than three years to the US presidential elections and just a few months before the midterms, almost all Democratic leaders are signaling aversion to Israel and discussing breaking away from it, with statements that were once unimaginable.

In Uplifting News, a warm welcome in Nagano.

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