Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-02 at 15:01

HEADLINES
Six killed as Israel strikes Lebanon
Jewish American joins IDF via Nativ
Lapid responds to Netanyahu in training

The time is now 3:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, tensions inside Lebanon are escalating against the backdrop of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and US-mediated contacts between Israel and Lebanon, with the Hezbollah chief nicknamed 'Angry Bird' sparking uproar in Lebanon. New footage documents additional Israeli strikes near Zotar al-Sharka, north of Litani. Following yesterday's evacuation warning, the Israeli Army struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Habbouch, southern Lebanon; at least six people were killed and several injured, with missing persons reported. The IDF also targeted additional sites in southern Lebanon.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, the Nativ program's history and reach are outlined: it began with a Trustee Committee in 1998 and was adopted as a military program in 2000. To date, more than 58,000 soldiers have begun the program, and nearly 20,000 have completed conversion. Bella, raised as a Jewish American, left a New England university after antisemitic incidents, joined the IDF in a combat unit, learned Hebrew, and discovered the Nativ program within the army, which connected her with religious peers and her love of Israel. Separately, Lapid responds to Netanyahu in his own training.

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