Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - August 22, 2026, 05 AM Eastern

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report · Aug 22, 2026 · 2m

Stay updated with Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. Today's top story features escalating conflict in the north as the IDF conducts strikes in southern Lebanon, while regional tensions rise with reports of Syrian and Lebanese soldiers expressing shared animosity towards Israel. In Iraq, a Hamas delegation met with leaders of pro-Iranian militias, signaling a deepening of ties within Iran's axis. Security forces have also solved a three-year-old cold case, convicting an ISIS terrorist for the murder of a Jerusalem couple. Domestically, the Ra'am party is holding primaries to select its Knesset…