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

HEADLINESIDF hits Parchin Taleghan 2 nuclear siteKatz warns of major Lebanon invasionIraq PMF hit as airstrikes kill dozensThe time is now 8:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, the IDF says it struck Iran's advanced explosives experiments facility at Parchin-Taleghan 2. The strike comes as satellite imagery on February 2 showed rebuilding work at Natanz, Isfahan, and Parchin-Taleghan 2, signaling ongoing efforts by Tehran to conceal the status of its nuclear program. Parchin-Taleghan 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 Deffrin said the air force had destroyed a secret Iranian nuclear weapons development site, naming Min Zadai 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 Skydio X10D 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 takes 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. Rudaw reports that more than a dozen PMF fighters were killed in strikes targeting bases in Kirkuk and Anbar, and ten members were killed at a PMF camp in Qaim 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 USIsrael 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-Somaliland ties could lead to Red Sea Israeli base, intel. gathering on Houthis - report. Somaliland’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.The IDF attacked last Saturday in the Kharouf area in Lebanon and eliminated Abu Ali Rian, the commander of the South Lebanon sector in the Radwan Force unit of Hezbollah. Rian 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 Assaf Shmuelevitz 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. The 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 Maxim Bar Kogan says enterprises are becoming “agent operators,” with AI systems gaining access to sensitive internal platforms.Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today: Ongoing War Report update.I'm Noa 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.SOURCEShttps://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889729https://t.me/DefenderDome/19097https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-889719https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-889728https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-889725https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-889715https://t.me/selena_updates/58078https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-889724https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-889727