Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-06 at 07:02

HEADLINES
IRGC Intelligence Chief Khademi Killed in Strikes
Central Israel Bombarded as Iranian Strikes Continue
Nahal Brigade Eliminates Hezbollah Threat in Lebanon

The time is now 7:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Operation Lion's Roar, Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization chief Majid Khademi was killed in strikes on the Islamic regime. The IRGC corroborated the announcement, saying Khademi was martyred. Khademi had been considered one of the IRGC's three most senior surviving officials until Monday. Separately, the IDF said it had conducted a round of strikes on Iranian regime targets in Tehran. Khademi has led IRGC intelligence since June 2025, after his predecessor was killed in Israeli strikes as part of Operation Rising Lion. Israel said Khademi's death, along with attacks on Iran's global terror unit 840 within the IRGC's Quds Force, would reduce the regime's ability to project terror globally and to suppress Iranian protesters should they return to the streets in the future. Israel added that the campaign against Iran's security apparatus would continue.

In Regional Impacts, reports from central Israel describe a wide-ranging blast footprint after the latest Iranian salvo. A video widely shared this morning described a serious injury in Petah Tikva after a missile struck near where a woman stood; she exited her car due to the alarm but did not lie on the ground, and the blast wave caused serious injuries. Emergency responders have said there are more than 10 incident sites in Petah Tikva. At the same time, some briefings indicated Petah Tikva had no casualties. In central Israel, footage showed further destruction at a central site, with Ramat Gan identified as an impact area. After an assessment, the Home Front Command said it is permissible to leave protected spaces but residents should continue to follow guidance as rescue teams move to multiple central zones with reported hits, including twelve zones across the center. Medics were dispatched to survey reported zones, and sirens continued in central Israel. In Tel Aviv, residents reported being in bomb shelters as reports described several explosion sites in the region. In Gaza, two people were killed in a motorcycle attack in the Shiykh Rihwan neighborhood in the north of the city. In the south, the Israeli army distributed leaflets in Ras al-Ain and along the Rashidia road in southern Lebanon urging residents to move to the area north of the Zahrani River.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, two separate Israeli espionage cases tied to Iran were disclosed in Jerusalem and Ashkelon, with authorities revealing an investigation by Lahav 433 into suspects who provided services to Iranian elements. The case involves suspicions that some suspects helped manufacture explosive material and even conducted experiments with the substance at the Iranian actors’ request; publication was limited by a gag order, with identities and full details barred from release. The disclosures come as part of a broader wave of Iran-linked espionage activity observed in Israel in recent months.

Also in this topic, troops from the Nahal Brigade continued operations in southern Lebanon, locating and dismantling weapons and terrorist infrastructure. They struck and eliminated three Hezbollah terrorists believed to have killed four Israeli soldiers from the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion last week, in close-quarters combat verified by intelligence. The Nahal Brigade Commander said the mission remains to defend northern residents, noting the heavy price paid in recent days but emphasizing success against the attackers and ongoing operations. Separately, Kurdish Iranian groups denied reports that they had received arms from the United States, a clarification issued amid heightened coordination among Iranian opposition blocs as they face pressure from Tehran and the broader regional conflict. In southern Lebanon, the army also distributed leaflets in Ras al-Ain and along the Rashidiya road calling residents to move north of the Zahrani River.

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