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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-01 at 02:02
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Hostages Freed, Passover Gains Real Meaning
Iranian Missiles Strike Central Israel, Casualties Mount
Israel Targets Iran Across Multiple Fronts
The time is now 2:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Operation Lion's Roar, Passover in the shadow of war is described as a big hug—an embrace that includes family, familiar food eaten only once a year, and the rituals and songs that connect us to the past and to each other. A year ago, as we sat down for our Seders to retell the exodus from Egypt, there were 24 living hostages held in captivity by Hamas in Gaza, along with another 35 slain hostages whose bodies had not been returned for burial. Thankfully, they are all back now. One of the former hostages, David Cunio, in our special Passover magazine included in Wednesday’s paper, recounted to Hannah Brown the significance of what the holiday now means for him after two years in Hamas captivity. “In the past, Passover was for me something that we celebrate because of something that happened thousands of years ago, our tradition as a people. Suddenly, freedom now takes on a different meaning – for two years, freedom was taken from me. Day by day, minute by minute, I feared for my life. I did not know whether in another five minutes I would still be alive. I could not eat when I wanted, sleep, drink, go to the bathroom, or do anything else that people take for granted... This time, I am going to celebrate the Holiday of Freedom with real meaning and from the soul,” he said. We should remember Cunio’s words as we sit down to our own Seders. Because, if anything, the last month has shown us that...
On the military front, Operation Roaring Lion has become a multi-front campaign to systematically target the Iranian terrorist regime, the IDF says. More than 5,000 new targets were identified by Military Intelligence after the 12-day war in June, and the IAF has carried out more than 800 airstrikes using approximately 16,000 munitions. Alongside the strikes in Iran, the IDF—led by the Operations Directorate—has been conducting a wide campaign, with roughly 7,000 targets attacked across all combat zones. The IDF announced that by Wednesday, all the force’s critical and essential pre-war Iran targets would be destroyed, with critical targets defined as those that immediately threaten Israel and essential targets representing a broader layer of the Iranian military effort.
In Iranian Retaliation, fourteen people were wounded in central Israel after Iran launched cluster munitions on Wednesday morning, including an 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak in serious condition with shrapnel injuries to her limbs, a boy in his early teens and a woman in her 30s in moderate condition, and a 50-year-old man in minor condition; the other 11 injured were reported to be in mild condition. One of the fall sites was close to the US Embassy branch in Tel Aviv. A short time later, Iran launched three more missiles, with no injuries reported from the second wave. Sirens sounded throughout central Israel as more missiles were reported, and the authorities issued a red alert as missiles continued to fire. The latest alerts also included reports of five launches in the air and warnings of additional deployments toward the north. Break ing: red alert sirens sound in central and northern Israel as the Iranian regime continues to fire missiles at Israel. The reports also include further mentions in Hebrew of ongoing launches toward central Israel and northern areas, with officials noting separate waves of shrapnel and missile activity.
Regional Impacts describe the evolving public and emergency response across the country. Across the nation, people were advised they could exit from protected spaces. In the center, authorities said people could leave protected areas now, and in the south they could go out, with updates for the north and ce
Hostages Freed, Passover Gains Real Meaning
Iranian Missiles Strike Central Israel, Casualties Mount
Israel Targets Iran Across Multiple Fronts
The time is now 2:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Operation Lion's Roar, Passover in the shadow of war is described as a big hug—an embrace that includes family, familiar food eaten only once a year, and the rituals and songs that connect us to the past and to each other. A year ago, as we sat down for our Seders to retell the exodus from Egypt, there were 24 living hostages held in captivity by Hamas in Gaza, along with another 35 slain hostages whose bodies had not been returned for burial. Thankfully, they are all back now. One of the former hostages, David Cunio, in our special Passover magazine included in Wednesday’s paper, recounted to Hannah Brown the significance of what the holiday now means for him after two years in Hamas captivity. “In the past, Passover was for me something that we celebrate because of something that happened thousands of years ago, our tradition as a people. Suddenly, freedom now takes on a different meaning – for two years, freedom was taken from me. Day by day, minute by minute, I feared for my life. I did not know whether in another five minutes I would still be alive. I could not eat when I wanted, sleep, drink, go to the bathroom, or do anything else that people take for granted... This time, I am going to celebrate the Holiday of Freedom with real meaning and from the soul,” he said. We should remember Cunio’s words as we sit down to our own Seders. Because, if anything, the last month has shown us that...
On the military front, Operation Roaring Lion has become a multi-front campaign to systematically target the Iranian terrorist regime, the IDF says. More than 5,000 new targets were identified by Military Intelligence after the 12-day war in June, and the IAF has carried out more than 800 airstrikes using approximately 16,000 munitions. Alongside the strikes in Iran, the IDF—led by the Operations Directorate—has been conducting a wide campaign, with roughly 7,000 targets attacked across all combat zones. The IDF announced that by Wednesday, all the force’s critical and essential pre-war Iran targets would be destroyed, with critical targets defined as those that immediately threaten Israel and essential targets representing a broader layer of the Iranian military effort.
In Iranian Retaliation, fourteen people were wounded in central Israel after Iran launched cluster munitions on Wednesday morning, including an 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak in serious condition with shrapnel injuries to her limbs, a boy in his early teens and a woman in her 30s in moderate condition, and a 50-year-old man in minor condition; the other 11 injured were reported to be in mild condition. One of the fall sites was close to the US Embassy branch in Tel Aviv. A short time later, Iran launched three more missiles, with no injuries reported from the second wave. Sirens sounded throughout central Israel as more missiles were reported, and the authorities issued a red alert as missiles continued to fire. The latest alerts also included reports of five launches in the air and warnings of additional deployments toward the north. Break ing: red alert sirens sound in central and northern Israel as the Iranian regime continues to fire missiles at Israel. The reports also include further mentions in Hebrew of ongoing launches toward central Israel and northern areas, with officials noting separate waves of shrapnel and missile activity.
Regional Impacts describe the evolving public and emergency response across the country. Across the nation, people were advised they could exit from protected spaces. In the center, authorities said people could leave protected areas now, and in the south they could go out, with updates for the north and ce