Special Update | Jewish Federation of North America 3.26.2026
Israel & the United States at War with Iran
Special Update from Israel
March 26, 2026
Prepared by and sent from Jewish Federations of North America's Israel Office
Breaking News: An Israeli man was killed and another is in critical condition following a Hezbollah rocket attack on Nahariya.
Day 27 of the US/ Israel War with Iran
An IDF soldier was killed on the northern front, the third member of the Israeli military to have fallen in this war.
Israeli media: Negotiation positions of US and Iran are so far from each other that agreement is virtually impossible.
The War with Hezbollah
An IDF soldier, Staff Sgt. Ori Greenberg, 21, was killed during a gunfight with Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, the clash occurred around 2 a.m. today when troops identified several armed operatives and exchanged fire, killing numerous Hezbollah members. Another Israeli soldier was lightly wounded in the incident and did not require hospitalization. Greenberg was the third Israeli soldier killed since the renewal of ground operations in southern Lebanon earlier this month.
The IDF said an Israeli officer was moderately wounded by shrapnel from friendly fire during overnight operations in southern Lebanon. In a separate incident, 15 Israeli soldiers were hospitalized with suspected hypothermia, with one listed in moderate condition and the others in good condition. Earlier, a Hezbollah mortar strike seriously wounded one Israeli soldier and lightly injured three others, all of whom were evacuated for treatment. The IDF also reported a separate Hezbollah rocket attack that seriously wounded a reservist and lightly injured two additional soldiers.
The IDF released footage showing the demolition of a Hezbollah command center and a weapons depot in southern Lebanon by the Golani Brigade. The military said the brigade had destroyed more than 200 Hezbollah infrastructure sites since the start of ground operations earlier this month. The IDF said troops located weapons caches and killed multiple Hezbollah operatives during the campaign. Scans for remaining gunmen were ongoing in several areas.
Yesterday, Lebanon declared Iran's ambassador persona non grata, ordering him to leave by March 29 and canceling his diplomatic status over interference in Lebanese internal affairs. The Lebanese government also recalled its own ambassador from Tehran for consultations.
