Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-10 at 02:02

HEADLINES
Kamal Kharazi killed in Tehran airstrike
IDF drops 18,000 bombs in Iran war
Argentina's Milei to light torch in Israel

The time is now 2:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Operation Lion's Roar, former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi, 81, died on Thursday night from injuries sustained in an airstrike on his Tehran residence, Iranian state media reported on Friday morning. Kharazi's home was struck by the "American-Zionist enemy" on April 1 as part of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury, according to state-run Iranian media. His wife was killed immediately, and he was left seriously wounded, having been hospitalized since. Iran did not specify whether the strike was carried out by the US or Israel. At the time of the strike, Kharazi was head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, which advises the supreme leader on foreign relations policy. He previously served as foreign minister for the Islamic Republic from 1997 until 2005, and before that, as the ambassador to the UN from 1989 until 1997. Throughout his career, he also served as senior advisor to the Supreme Leader, head of the Center for Cognitive Sciences, and member of the Expediency Discernment Council, according to the state-run West Asia News Agency. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim eulogized Kharazi on X, saying the senior diplomat was killed by "Zionist terrorist attacks."

The IDF dropped 18,000 bombs during Iran war. The IDF on Thursday revealed its final statistics to date from the Iran war, which included dropping 18,000 bombs. That number over 38 days represents about five times the number of bombs that the IDF dropped on Iran over 12 days during the June 2025 war. These bombs were dropped as part of 1,000 waves of aircraft, with those aircraft flying around 8,500 sorties. During those sorties, there were around 10,800 attacks targeting around 4,000 different targets, collectively comprising around 6,700 different components. For example, one target might be an entire base with several different buildings or threat items to strike. The pace of the bombing, as massive as it was, had mostly declined steadily since mid-March. In the early days of the war, both Israel and the US were dropping around 1,000 bombs or striking around 1,000 targets daily. On April 6, CENTCOM said that the US had struck over 13,000 targets within Iran. However, the size of Israeli and American targets is not entirely comparable.

In Uplifting News, Argentina’s Milei to light torch at Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony. Transportation Minister Miri Regev said that she chose Argentinian President Javier Milei to light a torch at Mount Herzl for Israel’s 78th Independence Day anniversary celebration in a Thursday announcement. Regev noted that Milei has expressed his support for Israel in multiple ways, from recognizing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hezbollah, and Hamas as terrorist organizations, to efforts to secure the release of the hostages, the decision to rename “Palestine Street” as “Bibas Family Street,” and his vigorous campaign in international forums against antisemitism and in support of Israel’s right to defend itself. "President Javier Milei is among the most prominent leaders of the free world and among Israel’s closest friends, a true friend and a genuine Zionist, a model of partnership, loyalty, and appreciation for the Jewish people, and one of the greatest friends of the Jewish people," Regev said in a statement. "Choosing him reflects the immense gratitude that all citizens of Israel feel toward his leadership and our tremendous pride in the warm and close relationship between Israel and Argentina."

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https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892570
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https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-892568