Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-07 at 04:01

HEADLINES
Iran Strikes Tehran; Israel Promises Retaliation
Fragments Hit Central Israel After Intercept
Lebanon Front Heats Up, IDF Fights Hezbollah

The time is now 4:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Operation Lion's Roar, Iran reports powerful strikes around the capital Tehran and the city of Qom, with additional attacks targeting military complexes Khojir and Parsein in Tehran. Israel says it has struck Tehran; sirens were heard in the south and center, with several impacts reported but no injuries. Israel says it fears Iran has obtained a map of sensitive targets across the country. In the Lebanon theater, the IDF has taken up a strategic posture facing Hezbollah. Iran has drawn a red line: a temporary ceasefire is not on the table.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, fragments from an Iranian missile hit several locations in central Israel after interception, with initial estimates that the missile carried a cluster munitions warhead. Sirens sounded around 9:10 a.m. The United Hatzalah reported no injuries as of about 9:40 a.m., despite damage to residences and a pedestrian street in Rosh HaAyin. A car appeared flipped in footage, and additional damage was seen in Ramat Gan and a reported hit in Ramat Hasharon; police are inspecting sites across the Tel Aviv area for shrapnel.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Colonel Efrat Kaikov, a commander with the IDF’s 213th Artillery Brigade, has been operating in southern Lebanon for six weeks and emphasizes mission focus over gender while describing battlefield challenges and the strain of being away from her young daughter. Separately, detonations and sirens have extended to Dir al-Asad and Carmiel as Hezbollah fire from southern Lebanon continues, prompting further Israeli responses.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, President Trump criticizes Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal, arguing that it favored Iran over American allies in the region and gave Tehran a pathway to a nuclear weapon.

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