Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-15 at 23:02

HEADLINES
Senior Hamas commander Haddad killed in strike
Northern border zone closed over Hezbollah attacks
Iran accuses UAE of siding with US

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 Operation Lion's Roar, authorities disclosed that Israeli Air Force fighter jets launched the strike shortly after intelligence from Southern Command and Military Intelligence pinpointed Haddad’s location. The operation was enabled by years of surveillance and significant intelligence gathering by IDF intelligence agencies. Haddad was the most senior military commander in Hamas and the last remaining senior Hamas leader in Gaza among the masterminds of the October 7 attacks. He joined Hamas’s military wing early in the group’s founding, and during the war he moved between several hiding places. He played a key role in the hostage network in Gaza and surrounded himself with hostages to avoid IDF strikes, including the female Nahal Oz observers. Under his command, Hamas carried out murders, and abuses of captives were used to preserve the organization’s security. Separately, the IDF announced a closed military zone in the Rosh HaNikra and Achziv areas in northern Israel, effective Thursday night per an order from Northern Command Chief MG Rafi Milo. Civilian entry is prohibited and violators will be prosecuted. The move comes as Hezbollah drones and projectiles have targeted Israeli territory; over the past week the IDF struck more than 440 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and killed more than 220 Hezbollah militants. The air force, in coordination with Israeli troops, targeted Hezbollah weapons depots in the Tyre region, as well as a drone launch site and other infrastructure.

In Regional Impacts, at the BRICS summit Iran accused Abu Dhabi of siding with the US and Israel, while the UAE rejected what it called an attempt to justify attacks against it.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, US President Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran had made multiple deals, which Tehran then denied. He said, "We really had the confines of a deal... every time they make a deal, the next day it’s like we didn’t have that conversation." He claimed the deal included Iran providing enriched uranium to the United States, and added that only the United States and China have the equipment to extract the uranium from beneath rubble as a result of US-Israeli strikes. To ensure the uranium is not extracted before a deal is reached, the US has the site under surveillance, with nine cameras focused on it from the Space Force, the president said. Trump attributed negotiation troubles to internal conflicts and uncertainties within Iranian leadership, saying there is tremendous discord and that the leadership is disjointed. He also noted talk of a potential twenty-year pause in enrichment talks as part of possible arrangements.

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