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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-02 at 19:03

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-02 at 19:03

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 HEADLINES- Israel hits Iran Broadcasting HQ in Tehran- Six US troops killed in Iran strikes- IDF kills PIJ Lebanon commander RamiThe time is now 7:02 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, sirens sounded across Israel as Iran fired a new barrage of missiles late Monday night. Initial reports had suggested Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israel at the same time as the Iranian attack, but the IDF Spokesperson's Unit denied that account. The IDF urged residents to stay near a safe space and continue following Home Front Command instructions. Magen David Adom reported no casualties or injuries, and police were responding to a missile impact in central Israel. The Israeli military later said it struck the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting headquarters in Tehran, with Tasnim, a semi-official IRGC-linked outlet, reporting two explosions near the station. Ahead of the strike, the IDF issued a Farsi evacuation warning for Iranians in the Evin area near the IRIB facility, warning that military operations would continue in the hours ahead and urging Iranians to evacuate. In the hours after the barrage, several missiles downed over Israel appeared to be medium-range weapons with cluster munition warheads, a tactic previously used by the IRGC. More launches into northern Israel were detected. No reports of falls or casualties from the latest barrage have been reported, though the situation remains fluid.In Iranian Retaliation, US intelligence officials assess that Iran and its proxies could target the United States with attacks in response to the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei. A February 28 threat assessment by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, reviewed by Reuters, said Iran and its proxies probably pose a threat of targeted attacks in the homeland, with a likely emphasis on cyber actions such as website defacements and distributed denial-of-service campaigns. The report said a large-scale physical attack is unlikely in the near term, but Iran and its proxies will almost certainly escalate retaliatory actions — or calls to action — if reports of Khamenei’s death are confirmed. Iran confirmed reports of Khamenei’s death on Sunday.In US Military Role, CENTCOM on Monday announced the death of two additional US service members during the Iran operations, raising the total number of casualties since the start of the war to six. The statement said the soldiers were killed during the Iranian attack against US bases in the Middle East, and that the remains of two previously unaccounted-for service members were recovered from a facility struck in the initial attacks. “As of 4 pm ET, March 2, six US service members have been killed in action. Major combat operations continue,” the CENTCOM release said. Separately, explosions were reported at an American base in Jordan, underscoring the widening scope of the conflict.In Regional Impacts, reports say a fire broke out at the US Embassy in Riyadh after the earlier explosions. In Tel Aviv, police and bomb squads were responding to reports of fallen ordnance, with authorities saying there were no injuries at the scene. After a risk assessment, the Home Front Command said people could exit protected spaces but should remain near them and follow official guidance; medics surveyed several sites and found no confirmed injuries. An overnight missile attack was reported to have targeted five countries, including Israel, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, and there were reports of a blast at the US Embassy in Riyadh. The United Arab Emirates was said to be dealing with a wave of missiles launched from Iran, with authorities warning of continued risk across the region.In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, the Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the killing of Abu Hamza Rami, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Lebanon commander, in a strike on Beirut. The military said Rami was responsible for advancing and carrying out hundreds of terrorist attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians, and that the operation inflicted a severe degradation on PIJ’s ability to conduct attacks from Lebanon. Earlier, the IDF began aerial strikes in Beirut, as it also resumed deep operations in Lebanon in response to rocket fire from Hezbollah toward northern Israel.In US Policy Concerning Israel, the US State Department issued a broad travel advisory urging Americans in the Middle East to depart immediately from the region due to serious safety risks, as Israel and the United States continue to exchange strikes with Iran. The advisory covers the region’s principal countries, including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The State Department noted that airspace restrictions and flight ...
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