Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - August 16, 2026, 05 AM Eastern

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report · Aug 16, 2026 · 4m

Stay updated with Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. Hear about the IDF's strikes in southern Lebanon against senior Hezbollah commanders in response to soldier injuries, and Defense Minister Israel Katz's vow to settle scores. We cover the IDF's diversion of forces in the West Bank from Palestinian terror arrests to combat settler extremism, and Minister Katz's plan to transfer civilian authority to police. Reports also detail the conviction of an attacker in the premeditated DePaul University antisemitic assault, threats against a Chabad house in Sri Lanka, and domestic political maneuvering…