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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-02-26 at 12:02
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Israel plans remote lessons for Iran war
Beit Hanoun tunnels dismantled stockpile found
Shin Bet chief diverges from Netanyahu
The time is now 12:02 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, Israel’s education chief signaled that in the event of renewed war with Iran, schools would cancel classes in the initial days before transitioning to remote learning, with authorities following Home Front Command guidance first and foremost. Deputy Director General for Security and Emergency Arieh Mor told a Knesset panel that students and parents could be emotionally unprepared for learning during an emergency, and that the shift to distance learning would come after an initial pause. Lawmakers pressed for clarity on the pedagogical effectiveness of online lessons and highlighted that many pupils lack reliable home access to computers; Mor noted that reforms from the COVID era allow local municipalities and schools to purchase distance-learning equipment for students who cannot afford it. The discussion also referenced a State Comptroller report questioning the overall effectiveness of remote instruction. Separately, the regional security picture included commentary on possible Iranian proxies’ activities: as reports circulated about Iran’s broader influence, British and other analysts weighed the notion that groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah could possess deep tunneling expertise, with exchanges noting four tunnels uncovered under Belarusian borders used to smuggle migrants into Europe and naming potential Middle Eastern actors capable of such construction. An opinion piece drawn from historical parallels warns that Iran’s nuclear ambitions echo prewar Europe, arguing the United States faces a hard choice between appeasement and decisive action, drawing lessons from the late 1930s and urging timely, non-accommodating steps to curb a perceived existential threat. On the ground in Lebanon, the IDF said it attacked Hezbollah infrastructure in the Baalbek region as part of broader regional activity, and later reported a series of strikes against Hezbollah targets in eastern Lebanon, underscoring ongoing cross-border tension tied to the wider crisis.
In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), Israeli forces located and dismantled underground tunnel routes in Beit Hanoun in southern Gaza, about five kilometers in total, which extended east of the Yellow Line into Israeli-controlled territory. The operation, conducted by the Southern Command with the Northern Brigade and Yahalom Unit, also uncovered a weapons stockpile inside an underground tunnel complex, including observation and surveillance gear, explosives, ammunition, grenades, launchers, rifles, and RPGs, with officials signaling that the Southern Command will continue targeted drilling to remove threats and safeguard residents of the western Negev. The same update notes that these engineering efforts are part of ongoing efforts to deny terror infrastructure the ability to threaten Israeli areas, while reiterating that the initiative aligns with ceasefire terms and security aims. The broader Gaza theater remains marked by active tunnel networks and counterterrorism work, with forces maintaining a focus east of the Yellow Line as operations progress.
Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate features a trio of developments. In a civil-rights action linked to intimidation campaigns, Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder of Within Our Lifetime, has filed a lawsuit against Betar USA accusing it of orchestrating stalking, threats, and harassment, including allegedly circulating a beeper and offering a bounty to incite assaults linked to civil rights violations under the Ku Klux Klan Enforcement Act of 1871. Separately, College Station Smash announced that it had overturned a ban on a Jewish-American e-sports player afte
Israel plans remote lessons for Iran war
Beit Hanoun tunnels dismantled stockpile found
Shin Bet chief diverges from Netanyahu
The time is now 12:02 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, Israel’s education chief signaled that in the event of renewed war with Iran, schools would cancel classes in the initial days before transitioning to remote learning, with authorities following Home Front Command guidance first and foremost. Deputy Director General for Security and Emergency Arieh Mor told a Knesset panel that students and parents could be emotionally unprepared for learning during an emergency, and that the shift to distance learning would come after an initial pause. Lawmakers pressed for clarity on the pedagogical effectiveness of online lessons and highlighted that many pupils lack reliable home access to computers; Mor noted that reforms from the COVID era allow local municipalities and schools to purchase distance-learning equipment for students who cannot afford it. The discussion also referenced a State Comptroller report questioning the overall effectiveness of remote instruction. Separately, the regional security picture included commentary on possible Iranian proxies’ activities: as reports circulated about Iran’s broader influence, British and other analysts weighed the notion that groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah could possess deep tunneling expertise, with exchanges noting four tunnels uncovered under Belarusian borders used to smuggle migrants into Europe and naming potential Middle Eastern actors capable of such construction. An opinion piece drawn from historical parallels warns that Iran’s nuclear ambitions echo prewar Europe, arguing the United States faces a hard choice between appeasement and decisive action, drawing lessons from the late 1930s and urging timely, non-accommodating steps to curb a perceived existential threat. On the ground in Lebanon, the IDF said it attacked Hezbollah infrastructure in the Baalbek region as part of broader regional activity, and later reported a series of strikes against Hezbollah targets in eastern Lebanon, underscoring ongoing cross-border tension tied to the wider crisis.
In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), Israeli forces located and dismantled underground tunnel routes in Beit Hanoun in southern Gaza, about five kilometers in total, which extended east of the Yellow Line into Israeli-controlled territory. The operation, conducted by the Southern Command with the Northern Brigade and Yahalom Unit, also uncovered a weapons stockpile inside an underground tunnel complex, including observation and surveillance gear, explosives, ammunition, grenades, launchers, rifles, and RPGs, with officials signaling that the Southern Command will continue targeted drilling to remove threats and safeguard residents of the western Negev. The same update notes that these engineering efforts are part of ongoing efforts to deny terror infrastructure the ability to threaten Israeli areas, while reiterating that the initiative aligns with ceasefire terms and security aims. The broader Gaza theater remains marked by active tunnel networks and counterterrorism work, with forces maintaining a focus east of the Yellow Line as operations progress.
Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate features a trio of developments. In a civil-rights action linked to intimidation campaigns, Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder of Within Our Lifetime, has filed a lawsuit against Betar USA accusing it of orchestrating stalking, threats, and harassment, including allegedly circulating a beeper and offering a bounty to incite assaults linked to civil rights violations under the Ku Klux Klan Enforcement Act of 1871. Separately, College Station Smash announced that it had overturned a ban on a Jewish-American e-sports player afte