Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-16 at 18:02

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1:08The time is now 6.01 pm in New York. I'm Noah Levi and this is the latest Israel today, ongoing war report. In direct Israeli-run clashes, President Trump said that Israel would never use nuclear weapons against Iran in response to an advisor's warning that the United States should avoid getting pulled into a conflict that could push Israel towards such a move. Separately, Israel signaled it has carried out strikes against a base perceived to have hit Gulf states, saying it bombed the base that hit you the most, and signaling its intent to protect regional interests. Israeli officials also cautioned that the war could extend across two fronts. With some estimates indicating fighting might continue for weeks and possibly into May. As the Air Force targeted multiple sites in Iran, including Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz, in the same vein, Israeli military intelligence described cracks in Iran's resolve, saying the regime's command and control networks, along with security and suppression machinery such as the baseage, have been hit. With thousands of regime commanders and fighters affected,

2:11reports from the same period also noted a direct attack on a house in Nahrir leaving eight people injured, one of them moderately. In the conflict with Iran and its regional proxies, Israeli authorities cited a clear link between Tehran's war effort and its proxies, saying Iran remains the central arena, and that weakening the regime would diminish Hezbollah's capabilities and the broader Iranian-backed network. The assessment frames the fight as interconnected, with pushes against Iran expected to ripple through allied groups. Separately, Abu Ali Alaskari, a senior commander in the Iran-backed Hezbollah brigades in Iraq, was killed in what sources described as an airstrike. Elizabeth Tsuakov, a former captive, has said he was personally involved in holding her and spreading false claims about her. In addition, Kattab Hezbollah confirmed Alaskari's death but did not specify the cause, and noted a leadership change with Abu Mujahid Al-Assaf taking the spokesperson role. Following the announcement, rockets were fired toward the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and drones

3:12were directed at the green zone, underscoring ongoing volatility around Iraqi fronts tied to Iran's regional network. In U.S. policy concerning Israel, Iran's foreign minister denied any recent direct contact with the U.S. envoy, disputing reports that a back channel had been reactivated. Iran's Abbas Erakchi posted that his last contact with the U.S. envoy occurred before the war began and rejected suggestions of renewed direct talks, calling such claims misleading. By contrast, Axios had cited U.S. officials and others saying a direct line between the U.S. and Iran had been re-established in recent days, though it remained unclear how substantive any messages had been. Iranian officials emphasized they were not engaging on the matter, while U.S. officials indicated publicly that Washington was not pursuing direct dialogue with Tehran at this time. In antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate, a new UK-wide poll from the Union of Jewish Students found that one in five UK university students would not be open to sharing a flat with a Jewish roommate. The Time for Change report

4:17also noted that 23 percent of respondents had witnessed behavior targeted at Jewish students because of religion or ethnicity. And 26 percent said friendships with Jewish peers had become more distant or strained, rising to 36 percent at Russell Group institutions. The findings include an Exeter University case in which a student faced hostility at a party over being seen as a Zionist, illustrating the challenges Jewish Students report on campus. In uplifting news, an aviation sector update highlights a claim of a significant achievement for the Air Force, stating that a command post directing operations against Israel was destroyed, and that thousands were killed in the strike. The report portrays this as a major tactical success in disrupting enemy command and control capabilities, underscoring ongoing efforts to degrade opposing leadership structures. Thank you for tuning in to this Israel today, ongoing war report update. I'm Noah Levi, stay safe and informed. Keep in mind that this AI

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