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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-05 at 10:03
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IDF fuels jets for Iran air war
Kurdish Iranian groups unite against Tehran
US Israel push toward Tehran leadership change
The time is now 10:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Operation Lion's Roar, the IDF Logistics Command says it has provided hundreds of millions of liters of fuel to fighter jets to enable the ongoing air war against Iran since February 28. With more than 200 aircraft flying roughly 2,000 air strike sorties of 2,000 to 4,000 kilometers round trip, the air force is burning fuel at a pace that marks an unprecedented logistical challenge for this stage of the conflict. For most of the 2023-2025 Middle East War, the air force operated within shorter ranges to strike Hamas and Hezbollah; reaching Iran represents a far different logistical mission. In just a few days of the current operation, Roaring Lion, the air force has matched or surpassed the sortie and bombing tempo of the full 12 days of the prior Rising Lion operation against Tehran in 2025. Aerial logistics has not been the only hurdle; the IDF Logistics Command is also coordinating hundreds of buses per day to move about 110,000 reservists across several fronts, including heightened activity in the North where divisions 91, 210, and 146 have expanded Israel’s security posture in southern Lebanon. Separately, the Israeli Air Force completed the 113th wave of strikes since the operation began, hitting hundreds of launch sites and neutralizing more than 300 ballistic missile launchers. In these strikes, jets dropped munitions on launchers that were ready to fire toward Israel as part of a sustained effort to degrade Iran’s missile capabilities and to bolster aerial superiority across western and central Iran.
In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, reports from Lebanon indicate that IRGC members in Lebanon will be arrested and deported, with military operations by the IRGC banned and possible visa restrictions on Iranians entering Lebanon. The Lebanese Information Minister said the IDF’s Arabic-language communications instructed residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate northward toward Mount Lebanon and avoid heading south, underscoring a life-safety warning tied to ongoing operations. Hezbollah has deployed elite fighters to confront the IDF in southern Lebanon, re-entering the border region after a 2024 withdrawal, with Lebanese sources noting the new deployments in the wake of rocket and drone activity earlier this week. In a related development within the region’s Kurdish movements, six Kurdish Iranian groups have united in a coalition to coordinate efforts against the Tehran regime. Beginning with five groups on February 22, the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan joined on March 4, bringing a sixth group into the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan. The coalition now includes the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and is described as a historic step toward a more unified Kurdish effort in the face of regional unrest and a democratic Iran’s future.
In US Policy Concerning Israel, a commentary argues that a turning point has arrived in Iran as Washington and Jerusalem shift toward recognizing a leadership change in Tehran. The piece contends that the United States and Israel have crossed from warning into action, with a regime that could seek a manufactured, acceptable successor as a means of preserving the IRGC-centered state. It warns that waffling or treating a managed succession as moderation would risk delivering a saved regime at the moment of vulnerability, potentially restoring the regime’s legitimacy and achieving limited strategic gains. The author urges sustained policy that challenges the Islamic Republic rather than attempting to moderate it, arguing that a tougher, clearer path is required to advance regional security and Iranian freedoms rather than perpetuating the same cyc
IDF fuels jets for Iran air war
Kurdish Iranian groups unite against Tehran
US Israel push toward Tehran leadership change
The time is now 10:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Operation Lion's Roar, the IDF Logistics Command says it has provided hundreds of millions of liters of fuel to fighter jets to enable the ongoing air war against Iran since February 28. With more than 200 aircraft flying roughly 2,000 air strike sorties of 2,000 to 4,000 kilometers round trip, the air force is burning fuel at a pace that marks an unprecedented logistical challenge for this stage of the conflict. For most of the 2023-2025 Middle East War, the air force operated within shorter ranges to strike Hamas and Hezbollah; reaching Iran represents a far different logistical mission. In just a few days of the current operation, Roaring Lion, the air force has matched or surpassed the sortie and bombing tempo of the full 12 days of the prior Rising Lion operation against Tehran in 2025. Aerial logistics has not been the only hurdle; the IDF Logistics Command is also coordinating hundreds of buses per day to move about 110,000 reservists across several fronts, including heightened activity in the North where divisions 91, 210, and 146 have expanded Israel’s security posture in southern Lebanon. Separately, the Israeli Air Force completed the 113th wave of strikes since the operation began, hitting hundreds of launch sites and neutralizing more than 300 ballistic missile launchers. In these strikes, jets dropped munitions on launchers that were ready to fire toward Israel as part of a sustained effort to degrade Iran’s missile capabilities and to bolster aerial superiority across western and central Iran.
In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, reports from Lebanon indicate that IRGC members in Lebanon will be arrested and deported, with military operations by the IRGC banned and possible visa restrictions on Iranians entering Lebanon. The Lebanese Information Minister said the IDF’s Arabic-language communications instructed residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate northward toward Mount Lebanon and avoid heading south, underscoring a life-safety warning tied to ongoing operations. Hezbollah has deployed elite fighters to confront the IDF in southern Lebanon, re-entering the border region after a 2024 withdrawal, with Lebanese sources noting the new deployments in the wake of rocket and drone activity earlier this week. In a related development within the region’s Kurdish movements, six Kurdish Iranian groups have united in a coalition to coordinate efforts against the Tehran regime. Beginning with five groups on February 22, the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan joined on March 4, bringing a sixth group into the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan. The coalition now includes the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and is described as a historic step toward a more unified Kurdish effort in the face of regional unrest and a democratic Iran’s future.
In US Policy Concerning Israel, a commentary argues that a turning point has arrived in Iran as Washington and Jerusalem shift toward recognizing a leadership change in Tehran. The piece contends that the United States and Israel have crossed from warning into action, with a regime that could seek a manufactured, acceptable successor as a means of preserving the IRGC-centered state. It warns that waffling or treating a managed succession as moderation would risk delivering a saved regime at the moment of vulnerability, potentially restoring the regime’s legitimacy and achieving limited strategic gains. The author urges sustained policy that challenges the Islamic Republic rather than attempting to moderate it, arguing that a tougher, clearer path is required to advance regional security and Iranian freedoms rather than perpetuating the same cyc