Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-30 at 10:02

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The time is now 10.01 am in New York.

I'm Noah Levi and this is the latest Israel today, ongoing war report.

In regional impacts, Kuwait appears to be softening its stance on Israel as regional tensions

rise.

With the Kuwaiti dissident telling the Jerusalem post that public perceptions are shifting

amid the war with Iran and attacks on critical infrastructure, including a desalination plant

and a power station, which he says reflect Israel's actions against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Spain's Defence Minister said Madrid has closed its airspace to US planes involved in

attacks on Iran, a move aiming to keep Spain from participating in the war and requiring

military flights to bypass the country.

Though emergency operations are not covered, Hebrew language reports describe additional

sirens in Haifa and the Crayot, damage around Haifa's refinery, and a broad wave of strikes

across Iran.

With claims of a senior figure killed in southern Lebanon and talk of thousands of American

forces surrounding Iran as the conflict broadens, including reports of rocket launches from

Lebanon.

In the conflict with Iran and its regional proxies, Saudi Arabia condemned Saturday's drone

strike on the Kurdistan region president Nechivan Barzani's home.

Joining Jordan in denouncing the attack, as Iraq has allowed Iranian-backed militias

to escalate strikes across the Kurdistan region, which have totaled more than 500 attacks

in the past month.

Iran is also expanding its reach in Lebanon, with Hezbollah denouncing expulsions and a

mal-joining Hezbollah ministers, in boycotting a cabinet session over the bid to expel Iran's

ambassador, who says he will not leave Lebanon despite being declared persona non-grata as

Beirut and Tehran remain aligned.

Reports from Lebanon also note rocket launches from the country, underscoring a widening front

as the region confronts cross-border hostilities.

In US policy concerning Israel, President Trump reiterated warnings to Iran to open the

strait of homers or face US strikes on oil wells, power plants and carg island.

While saying talks with a more reasonable regime, a making progress, and that a pause

on attacks would last until April 6, separately Senator Marco Rubio said he would not reveal

who Washington is talking to in Iran, noting those individuals would be in trouble if disclosed.

In Israeli domestic politics, prosecutors in Jerusalem indicted 23-year-old Ali Jaber

for knowingly maintaining contact with a foreign agent acting on behalf of Iranian intelligence.

alleging he exchanged information that could aid the enemy.

The indictment details that Jaber connected with a telegram user identified as Joan, received

assignments including photographing a traffic circle near a lat, and sent a photo and identity

details after payments through PayPal, in antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate, Toronto police

face criticism for not fully enforcing a ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Jewish

residential areas.

Despite announcing the restriction a week earlier, police were seen escorting protesters

through the Bathurst street and shepherd avenue intersection near Jewish institutions,

with chance labeling Zionists as terrorists reported by the Israeli consul, Idit Shamia,

and some small groups breaking off on to side streets to target local residents.

There were no arrests, and city officials stressed the police are doing their best under

difficult circumstances.

In Israeli economy and business, scale-ops and Israeli AI infrastructure company announced

a $130 million series C, lifting its valuation above $800 million and bringing total funding

to $210 million.

The round was led by insight partners with participation from light-speed venture partners,

NFX, glilot capital partners, and picture capital.

The scale-ops positions itself in autonomous cloud management, and real-time infrastructure

optimization.

With CEO Yodar Shafriya saying the new capital accelerates the shift towards self-managing

compute as a core enterprise capability.

In uplifting news, staying put, realizing a modern exodus amid times of challenge presents

a perspective on staying in Israel as an act of faith and belonging.

The piece notes that thousands of international students studying in Israel chose to remain

despite wartime uncertainty.

With Bain Hazermanum holidays, and the realities of travel disruptions, shaping hard choices

for those abroad, underscoring the enduring connection many feel to the land.

Thank you for tuning in to this Israel today, ongoing war report update.

I'm Noah Levi, stay safe and informed.

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