Israel & the United States at War with Iran
Special Update from Israel
March 30, 2026
Prepared by and sent from Jewish Federations of North America's Israel Office
- Day 31 of the US/ Israel War with Iran
- Twenty-eight people have been killed in Israel during Operation Roaring Lion, including six IDF soldiers who fell in Lebanon.
- The Houthis have joined the war, launching missiles at Israel
The War with Hezbollah
- An IDF soldier was killed during fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon over the weekend. The military identified him as Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak HaCohen Katz, 22, an American-Israeli member of the Golani Brigade's reconnaissance unit from Petah Tikva. He was killed during a firefight with Hezbollah operatives.
- Katz, who was buried last night, was an oleh chadash (new immigrant) from the Chabad community in New Haven, Connecticut. According to the IDF, troops engaged a group of gunmen, killing several of them in the exchange. Greenberg’s father, Yaron, said his son “always pushed himself forward with determination, with love, with a good heart,” while his sister, Noa, said the family’s world was “destroyed” when they were informed of his death. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “Moshe, of blessed memory, immigrated to Israel from the US, enlisted in the Paratroopers Brigade, and fought bravely in defense of the homeland. On behalf of all citizens of Israel, we embrace Moshe’s family in their difficult hour and wish a swift and full recovery to our fighters who were wounded in the same incident. May his memory be a blessing.”
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