Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-02 at 11:02

HEADLINES
Roman Gofman Vows Ongoing Iran Strike Push
Hezbollah FPV Drones Reach 60km Haifa Threat
Netanyahu Vows to Oust Iran Regime

The time is now 11:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Operation Lion's Roar, newly minted Mossad Director Roman Gofman addressed his inauguration, saying the Iranian Shiite axis has suffered a tough blow at the hands of Mossad and Israel in the recent wars. He told the full Mossad staff that they are the silent voice and the power of the State of Israel and of the Jewish nation, entering with humility and relying on their knowledge and experience. He described a strategic flip that altered the balance of power for the entire region and said the Mossad's work to bring down the threat from Iran is far from over, pledging that during his term the agency would continue to operate in the shadows to develop new capabilities and strategies that would surprise Israel's adversaries. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing Gofman at the ceremony, said he will remove Iran's Islamic regime from the world and that after Israeli strikes on Iran in 2025 and early 2026, the regime will not return to threaten our existence as it did in the past.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, defense officials fear Hezbollah may have acquired first-person view drones with an operational range of up to 60km, potentially enabling attacks on major northern Israeli cities including Haifa and exposing strategic infrastructure and other sensitive sites if used. FPV drones are notable because they do not rely on wireless signals; they are physically connected to the operator’s controller by a micro-thin fiber-optic cable, allowing continuous, precise control up to impact. Theoretically, such drones can reach 55–60km, but engineers caution that achieving those ranges involves a weight-to-energy balance and requires high energy density to overcome the engineering challenges.

Mohammad Kamati, deputy head of Hezbollah's Political Council, dismisses the equation of “Dahya vs the north” and warns that if Israel widens its strikes into Dahiyah, the balance would become “Dahya against Tel Aviv and Haifa.”

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