IDF has plans to fight until Passover or later | South Korea will coordinate with U.S. for warships in Strait of Hormuz | Israeli FM: No direct talks with Lebanon
| Published: March 15, 2026
ave of strikes targeting several central command centers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij forces., the IDF announced.
“These command centers served the regime’s elements for managing ongoing activities, as well as for planning and advancing terror operations against the State of Israel and other countries in the Middle East,” the IDF said in a statement posted to ?.
16:36 – Lebanon’s health ministry says 850 dead in renewed Hezbollah-Israel fighting
Lebanon’s health ministry said that 850 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since the resumption of hostilities between the Hezbollah terror group and the IDF.
According to a statement by the ministry, the dead include 66 women, 107 children and 32 health workers. Additionally, it stated that 2,105 people have been injured.
The statement did not distinguish between Hezbollah militants and civilians.
16:32 – IDF says it eliminated Palestinian terrorist working for Iran in Lebanon
The IDF announced that Muhammad Majed Abd al-Salam Tawfiq Zidan, a Palestinian terrorist in Lebanon directed by the Iranian regime’s intelligence service had been killed.
“Zidan served as a key Palestinian terrorist who operated under the intelligence of the Iranian terror regime and attempted to advance terror attacks within Israel,” the military said in a statement.
16:20 – The IDF confirmed: The brother of the terrorist who carried out the attack in Michigan was killed in Lebanon
The IDF confirmed that the brother of the terrorist who carried out the attack in Michigan was a Hezbollah commander who was killed in an attack in Lebanon.
The attacker, Ayman Razali, was born in Lebanon, and the IDF confirmed the identity of his brother Ibrahim Razali and his activity in the terrorist organization. NBC had already reported that two of the assailant’s brothers are Hezbollah members.
“Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations within a specialized branch of the Badr Unit. The unit is responsible for launching hundreds of rockets toward Israeli civilians throughout the war,” the IDF said in a statement on X.
15:45 – 8 killed in Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas police in Gaza
An Israeli ?airstrike that targeted members of the Hamas-run police force killed at least eight people ?in central Gaza Strip, Reuters reports, citing Gaza Health Ministry sources.
14:56 – IDF has plans for war until Passover
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said the Israeli military has plans for at least three more weeks of operations in Iran in an interview with CNN, and said it could go for even longer.
“We have thousands of targets ahead,” Defrin said.
“We are ready, in coordination with our US allies, with plans through at least the Jewish holiday of Passover, about three weeks from now. And we have deeper plans for even three weeks beyond that,” Defrin continued.
He said the IDF is working “to achieve our goals,” not based on a timetable.
14:35 – IAF strikes Iranian drone operators
The Air Force eliminated soldiers from an Iranian drone array as they fled from a storage and launch site that was attacked, the IDF reported.
“The IDF continues to strike the Iranian terror regime’s ballistic missile array and unmanned aerial vehicles in western and central Iran.”
14:23 – 2 lightly wounded from the blast in Petah Tikvah
A 46-year-old woman and an 18-year-old woman were lightly wounded by the blast in Petah Tikva in the most recent missile attack from Iran, Magen David Adom reports.
14:03 – UAE says it intercepted 4 ballistic missiles and 6 drones
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense says the country has intercepted 4 ballistic missiles and 6 drones on Sunday.
Since the beginning of the war, the UAE has shot down 298 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,606 drones, the ministry stated.
14:00 – Building damaged in Ramat Gan, 2 lightly injured
A 60-year-old man and another 55-year-old man sustained minor injuries in an attack on a building in Ramat Gan in the most recent Iranian attack.
13:35 – South Korea will coordinate with U.S. for warships in Strait of Hormuz
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it “takes note” of Trump’s comments. It said that South Korea and the U.S. “will closely coordinate and carefully review” the situation.
The ministry said South Korea closely monitors developments in the Middle East and explores various options to secure safe energy supply routes and protect South Korean nationals.
13:28 – Report of damage to a building in Bnei Barak
Magen David Adom emergency service received an initial report of damage to a building in Bnei Barak.
13:00 – 3 wounded following missile attack in Tel Aviv
Ichilov Hospital reported that three people were lightly injured following the strikes in Tel Aviv earlier today.
12:30 – Bahrain says 125 ballistic missiles and 211 drones launched at its territory
Bahrain reports that since the beginning of the war, 125 ballistic missiles and 211 drones have been launched at it from Iran.
12:25 – IAF bombs drone storage site in western Iran
Israeli Air Force aircraft struck a drone storage site in western Iran. This was announced by the IDF Spokesperson, who noted that after the attack, the air force identified Iranian regime soldiers who had fled the site. “In a quick closure, an air force aircraft tracked the soldiers and eliminated them,” the statement said.
12:20 – Israeli FM: Israel not planning direct talks with Lebanon; No interceptor shortage
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Israel is not planning to hold direct talks with the Lebanese government in the coming days.
Sa’ar also dismissed reports of shortages, stating that Israel is not facing a lack of missile interceptors, amid ongoing hostilities on the northern front. (GPO)
10:40 – IDF issues evacuation notice for Beirut’s Dahiyeh district
The IDF Arabic-language spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, published another evacuation notice for seven areas in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut.
10:08 – IDF launches broad wave of strikes in western Iran after missile barrage on Israel
The IDF launched a wide wave of airstrikes in western Iran following the latest missile launches toward Israel.
According to the military, the strikes targeted sites linked to Iran’s military infrastructure, as Israel continues its campaign against Iranian capabilities involved in attacks on Israeli territory.
08:35 – Saudi Arabia reports interception of 4 drones
The Saudi Ministry of Defense reported intercepting 4 Iranian drones near the capital city of Riyadh.
08:22 – Sirens on the Carmel and the Northern Border
Sirens warning of rocket and missile fire were activated in the Carmel, the northern Golan Heights and the communities along the conflict line in the north, following the detection of launches from Iran.
07:40 – IRGC threatens to kill Netanyahu
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to target Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force,” the IRGC was quoted as saying by Sepah News, which the Guards operate.
07:18 – Palestinian killed in IDF attack on house in Sidon
Lebanese media reported that a Palestinian named Wissam Taha was killed in an IDF strike on his home in Sidon.
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06:28 – Report in Lebanon: IDF struck apartment in Sidon
Lebanese media reported an IDF strike on an apartment in the Sharhabil area of Sidon in the south of the country.
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05:55 – Saudi Arabia reports intercepting 10 drones
The Saudi Ministry of Defense reported that they had intercepted 10 Iranian drones near Riyadh, the capital.
05:40 – UAE MOD reports Iranian missile and drone attacks
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense reported Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. The UAE said that 9 ballistic missiles and 33 drones were fired at its territory on Saturday.
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04:29 – ‘Russia supplying Iran with drones’ Ukraine’s Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed in an interview with CNN that Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones, which it uses in the war against the United States and Israel.
“It is 100 percent fact that Iran has used Russian-made Shahed UAVs to attack American bases,” Zelensky told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.
04:25 – Palestinian Authority says Arab family killed by Israeli forces
A Palestinian couple and two of their young children were killed by Israeli forces, the Palestinian Authority says.
The report says Israeli soldiers opened fire on the family’s car in the town of Tammun in northern Samaria during a raid on wanted terror suspects.
The PA Health Ministry identified the dead as Ali Bani Awda, 37; his wife Wa’ad, 35; and their sons Othman, 7; and Muhammad, 5.
Reports claim the IDF took away the vehicle after the incident.
The IDF said that the reports are being investigated and that it was examining the possibility that the family’s vehicle accelerated towards the forces, who opened fire in response.
04:05 – U.S. orders Omani government employees to leave: ‘security risk’
The U.S. State Department ordered non-emergency government employees and the family members of government employees to leave Oman, citing safety risks as the US-Israeli war on the Iranian regime continues, Reuters reported.
03:41 – Man and woman in their 80s were lightly injured in Holon following Iran ballistic missile attack
Two people were lightly injured in Holon, central Israel, following the latest Iranian ballistic missile attack, the Magen David Adom ambulance service says. Additionally, MDA teams treated several anxiety victims on the spot.
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02:15 – UK weighing sending of drone interceptors to Middle East
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer may send drone interceptors to the Middle East to bolster British defenses against Iranian drone attacks, a report in The Telegraph said.
02:10 – Trump warns of more strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened additional strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub while urging allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reports.
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01:10 – Government approves transfer of 2.6 billion shekels in ’urgent’ defense procurement
The coalition government approved an additional NIS 2.6 billion (around $826 million) in budget funds to the Defense Ministry for “urgent and essential defense procurement” due to the ongoing conflict in Iran and Lebanon.
The decision was made via telephone vote.
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