Israel News for 3-9-2026
News Update
Operation Roaring Lion continues into its second week with continued airstrikes against Iran as well as on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The IDF has doubled its forces along the northern border and carrying out special forces raids in southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, more than 700 targets have been struck, including 120 in the past 24 hours, about 300 Hezbollah terrorists have been killed and more than 50 buildings have been destroyed.
Two IDF soldiers from the Givati Brigade were killed by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon. The name of one of the fallen has been cleared for publication: Master Sergeant Maher Khatar, 38, from the Druze town of Majdal Shams.
Iran fired multiple missile barrages at Israel overnight and into Monday morning, with 6 impact sites identified in central Israel. The Iranians reportedly used cluster bombs. One man was killed and another critically wounded at a construction site in Yehud, not far from Ben Gurion airport. A third man was seriously wounded at a separate location in central Israel.
The IDF reportedly struck Hamas targets in Gaza City on Sunday, killing 2 terrorists who were preparing to attack Israeli soldiers.
Qatar said that it will expel the Hamas leadership from Doha after Hamas refused to condemn the Iranian attacks against it. It’s unclear yet whether they will follow through with their threat.
