Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-13 at 13:01

HEADLINES
- Drone injures eight Israeli troops in Lebanon
- Netanyahu honors Holocaust survivors cites Roaring Lion
- Tel Aviv volunteers aid elderly Holocaust survivors

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

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, an explosive drone fell in the area where IDF soldiers were operating in southern Lebanon, injuring at least eight troops. Two soldiers were moderately wounded and six were lightly wounded, and all were evacuated to hospital for further medical treatment. The Israeli military said it is completing its operation against Hezbollah in Bint Jbail in the coming days, and once that is finished there will not be any major fights remaining in the area, though there are still areas where Hezbollah weapons found during the invasion will be cleared, a process that could continue for a longer, somewhat indefinite period. The IDF also warned that it might still engage in limited fighting with leftover Hezbollah forces in parts of southern Lebanon that did not withdraw north of the Litani River. In context of the broader campaign, minutes during the major IDF attacks on April 8, the military said it devastated Hezbollah, killing hundreds of its fighters and destroying dozens of its key command centers, according to a senior IDF intelligence official.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara met on Sunday with Holocaust survivors chosen to light torches at the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony on Tuesday. Netanyahu told the survivors, “Every year, my wife and I make it a point to meet with the torchbearers,” calling them “giants of the spirit” who endured immense suffering and helped inspire Israel’s rebirth. He tied the moment to Operation Roaring Lion, saying that thanks to Israel’s strength in striking Iran there would not be another Holocaust, and praising the daring pilots who fly over Iran, alongside the world’s greatest power. Separately, Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with an evening ceremony at Yad Vashem, a national siren at 10 a.m., and a global March of the Living at Auschwitz that brings together survivors and victims of antisemitic attacks from around the world.

In Uplifting News, volunteers are stepping in to support aging Holocaust survivors in Tel Aviv and Jaffa. The Jaffa Institute, a private nonprofit founded in 1982, works with about 220 elderly survivors in south Tel Aviv and Jaffa who are referred by social services. The organization provides food packages twice a month and sends therapeutic staff to get to know the individuals, understand their families, and assess needs, with weekly wellness calls reaching around 400 participants, a boost that has been especially important during the recent conflict with Iran. In a related story, Holocaust survivor Helen Charash, now 92, has made aliyah to Jerusalem nearly nine decades after fleeing Germany on the Kindertransport. Her move was supported by Nefesh B’Nefesh, in cooperation with the Aliyah and Integration Ministry, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, and JNF-USA, reuniting her with a new home in Israel on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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