Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-12 at 08:02

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1:00Signalling ongoing efforts by Tehran to conceal the status of its nuclear programme, Parchantelgan 2 has previously served as an AMAD era site, connected to explosives testing, and lies just south of Tehran. On March 8, despite questions about prior Israeli claims of destroying a secret site, the Jerusalem Post cited Israeli sources confirming the site's severity. On March 3, IDF Chief spokesman Brigadier General EFI DeFrin said the Air Force had destroyed a secret Iranian nuclear weapons development site, naming Minzadai on the northeast outskirts of Tehran, and said intelligence tracked nuclear scientists who tried to travel there clandestinely. In US military role, the US Army is investigating the theft of four Skydo X-10D drone systems from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, last November. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information. In regional impacts, a new analysis finds Qatar-hosted US base coverage in English language media

2:00takes a notably negative stance on the war with Iran. The Jewish People Policy Institute study argues that Qatar's English language outlets led by Al Jazeera English and AJ+. Framed the campaign as politically motivated, legally dubious, or morally illegitimate. The study reviewed dozens of English language columns, articles and videos published between January 28 and March 8, 2026, before and after the outbreak of the war, and found that 77.8% of pre-war material was classified as very negative, and 5.6% as negative, totaling 89% negative sentiment before hostilities began. After fighting started, the pattern persisted, signaling a continuing negative framing that contrasted with Doha's security role as host of a major American base. In the conflict with Iran and its regional proxies, Iran-backed militias in Iraq suffer increased losses as airstrikes hit multiple bases. Rudor reports that more than a dozen PMF fighters were killed in strikes targeting

3:03bases in Kekuk and Anbar, and 10 members were killed at a PMF camp in came near the Syria border. The PMF, a coalition formed in 2014 with links to Iran, has been targeted repeatedly amid the broader regional tension. With some groups classified as terrorist by the U.S. Israel Katz contradicts IDF. Threatens large invasion of Lebanon after Hezbollah barrage. After Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets and drones in a heavy barrage, some IDF sources indicated the army is not poised for a full invasion. But defense minister Katz issued a warning of a potential larger invasion. If Hezbollah's attacks continue and Lebanese authorities do not crack down, Israel's Somalalan ties could lead to Red Sea Israeli base, Intel, gathering on Houthi's report. Somalalan's recognition could enable Israel to gain a strategic presence on the Red Sea and broaden intelligence gathering to counter Yemen's Houthis. Officials say a base has not been confirmed, but a deeper security relationship is being analyzed.

4:04The IDF attacked last Saturday in the Karouf area in Lebanon and eliminated Abu Ali Ryan, the commander of the South Lebanon sector in the Radwan force unit of Hezbollah. Ryan was the combat manager for the Radwan force in South Lebanon and coordinated operations, recruitment, and the supply chain of the unit's combat equipment. As part of the broader effort to degrade Hezbollah capabilities, more than 100 terrorists have been eliminated, and more than 60 Radwan force headquarters destroyed. In Israeli domestic politics, fake officer, who fought on October 7, acquitted by reason of insanity. The Beersheba district court acquitted a SAF S.H. Mulevitz after finding that, while he carried out the acts described in the indictment, he was not criminally responsible because he was suffering from a psychotic state at the time. The three judge panel accepted psychiatric evidence that his mental condition deprived him of the ability to understand what he was doing, or the wrongfulness of his actions, and ordered acquittal. In Israeli economy and business, Onyx raises $40 million to guard AI agents.

5:09The New York and Tel Aviv-based startup said its platform is designed to discover AI agents, monitor their reasoning steps, and approve, block, or correct actions in real-time, as enterprises deploy AI-driven security and governance systems. The company cites risks such as reasoning errors, hallucinations, and attacks delivered through malicious prompts, arguing that traditional security tools were built for predictable software, not autonomous agents. CEO Max and Bar Cogan says enterprises are becoming agent operators, with AI systems gaining access to sensitive internal platforms. Thank you for tuning into this Israel today, ongoing war report update. I'm Noah Levi, stay safe and informed. Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Find the code and more details in the podcast description.

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