Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-10 at 01:01

HEADLINES
Israel unleashes 18,000 bombs in Iran war
Hezbollah fires as France-Lebanon talks loom
Nadav Lapid Yes sparks diaspora reckoning

The time is now 1:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Operation Lion's Roar, the Israeli military disclosed its final statistics from the Iran war, reporting 18,000 bombs dropped over 38 days, roughly five times the pace of the June 2025 conflict over 12 days. The bombs were delivered in 1,000 waves of aircraft, which flew about 8,500 sorties. During those sorties, about 10,800 attacks targeted roughly 4,000 different targets, collectively comprising about 6,700 components. The bombing pace, massive as it was, declined steadily since mid-March; in the early days, both Israel and the United States were reporting around 1,000 bombs or 1,000 targets daily. On April 6, CENTCOM said the US had struck over 13,000 targets inside Iran. Officials emphasized that Israeli and American targets are not directly comparable, with each side reporting different measures while praising the other’s air power.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, following Hezbollah’s fire, sirens were heard in Misgav and Metula in the north as Hezbollah continued to fire at Israel, with additional sirens reported in central and southern areas. The report also notes that moves involving France and talks with Lebanon carry significant international implications. A Maariv-Walla poll found that 63% of the public are not satisfied with the war’s results against Iran, and former senior security officials sent a sharp open letter to the security leadership warning that a “black flag” hangs over government policy. Beginning Sunday, routes are described that would change the way to Tel Aviv, highlighting ongoing security and political considerations amid regional tensions.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Nadav Lapid’s Yes!, a new satirical film, confronts the country’s moral questions in the wake of Oct. 7. Lapid acknowledges the film will be a bitter pill for many Diaspora Jews, but he has not hidden his convictions. The project builds on a 2023 video from The Civil Front that depicted Israeli children singing a version of Hareut about entering Gaza to eliminate swastika bearers; Kan posted the clip but quickly deleted it, and the material has been revived in Yes!, now in limited theatrical release in the United States nearly a year after its Cannes premiere. The movie follows a frustrated Israeli pianist and offers a stark literary portrait of a nation facing difficult choices, with the release marking a cultural moment in a time of national debate.

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SOURCES
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-892553
https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/article-1307095
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-892565