Update from Israel

April 30, 2026

Prepared by and sent from Jewish Federations of North America's Israel Office 

• Two Israelis were killed in Lebanon last week; twelve soldiers were injured today
• An antisemitic terror attack wounds two Jewish residents of London
• On Iran, there is little expectation of an imminent breakthrough, despite continued indirect contacts
• IDF says that a “provocative” flotilla was intercepted before reaching Israel

Lebanon

• Twelve Israeli soldiers were wounded after a Hezbollah drone struck an IDF artillery position near the northern border community of Shomera on Thursday morning. The IDF said two soldiers were moderately injured, while the others sustained light injuries and were listed in good condition. The drone, launched from Lebanon, hit an M548 armored cargo carrier used to transport artillery shells, triggering a fire and causing several shells in the area to explode. The military is examining whether the drone was guided by a fiber‑optic cable, a method Hezbollah has used in recent weeks that is not vulnerable to electronic jamming. The IDF has been hitting Hezbollah targets in response.

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