Israeli Navy hits Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza targets with precision strikes

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APRIL 16, 2026

The Israel Israeli Navy has torn apart devastated enemy forces in Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen since 2023, raising Israel’s power in the Middle East to new heights, since most of its rivals have been wiped out militarily.

With over 1,000 naval combat soldiers at sea, logging over 26,000 operational hours in only 47 days of during the current war with Iran and Hezbollah, the Navy said reported on Thursday that it has already undertaken or provided critical intelligence for 154 attacks.

95 Ninety-five of these attacks have been occurred in Iran.

Of those 95 attacks, 68 of them were undertaken by US forces, but were entirely solely based on Israeli naval intelligence.

27 Twenty-seven of those attacks were solely by the exclusively based upon Israeli naval intelligence and carried out by the air force Israeli Air Force.

This was a major jump from increase, compared to the Navy’s involvement in the June 2025 war with Iran, in which it had a much smaller, though still lethal, role.

During the current war, the Navy has also struck 53 targets in Lebanon.

These attacks included 35 general attacks, 18 senior targeted assassination targets, and six special forces operations.

In addition, the Navy has attacked six targets in Gaza, mostly senior terror operatives, during the current war.

Previously, IDF Navy Lt. “G” told the Jerusalem Post that during Operation Rising Lion against Iran, “I was in a bunch of operations. To be part of these operations felt like a substantial contribution.”

G added, “For two-and-a-half years, sometimes it was hard to see why the training mattered. But when you are on the frontlines at sea, it helps you connect everything you studied to something real and practical. The climax was against Iran, we had the chance to perform all of the skills which we learned during the course.”

IDF destroys Syrian submarines, other naval capabilities

In December 2024, when the Assad regime fell, the Israeli military went after targeted the Syrian military’s capabilities to ensure that they would not be passed on to the next regime, with due to the fears of new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s jihadist past.

Although the Navy’s involvement in these attacks has been discussed before, on Thursday, (delete comma) the Navy revealed far more nuance and detail details about them.

According to the Navy, it destroyed 15 out of 21 Syrian naval ships.

These ships all included were armed with long-range missiles capable of reaching targets at distances from 80-200 80 to 200 kilometers away.

The Navy said that it struck these ships mainly at two bases: Latakia and Tel Baida, and that they were all destroyed within only a few hours.

Next Additionally, the Navy said there were complex reasons that could not be disclosed as to why the other six ships could not be struck.

It is well known that parts of the Syrian and Russian militaries were combined, in terms of personnel and equipment at the time.

It was well known that Syrian and Russian military personnel and equipment were working together at that time.

In addition, the Navy said it helped the air force destroy five advanced Syrian anti-aircraft batteries in during a 40 minutes minute period, eliminating hundreds of powerful long-range missiles, including Styx missiles.

Overall, this eliminated 70-75% of a certain category of missiles.

IDF destroyed nearly all of Hezbollah’s Hezbollah ship-to-ship missiles

The Israeli Navy disclosed on Thursday that it destroyed nearly all of the 100 advanced ship-to-ship missiles that Hezbollah possessed in 2023, destroying eliminating them between the fall of 2023 and 2024, before the major escalation with the terror group took place.

The idea was to disarm Hezbollah of many of its strategic weapons gradually over time, so that it would not sense how much weaker it was in the big and sudden moment when the IDF would hit it with all of its might, until it would be too late.

The IDF’s idea was to destroy many of Hezbollah’s strategic weapons over time, so that the terror organization would not understand how much weaker it had become until it was too late when the IDF struck with its overwhelming power.

According to the Navy, 50% of these missiles were destroyed in Dahiyeh, Beirut, and another 50% in Darlat.

Further, the Navy revealed that it has mostly largely destroyed Hezbollah’s Unit 1200, which had a substantial number of underwater drones before 2023.

The Additionally, the Navy said it destroyed nearly all of them the drones within a few hours at a specific location where Hezbollah had concealed them. thinking they would be safe.

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Jewish-owned Israeli restaurant vandalized in Munich; police suspect antisemitism antisemitic motive

10 April 2026

Authorities German authorities believe an antisemitic motive prompted antisemitism resulted in vandalism at an Israeli restaurant in Munich being vandalized when, where the windows were broken this morning, police say said. No one was reported injured.

The owners of the restaurant are Jewish, police tell told German news agency dpa.

Visuals Pictures taken following the attack of the aftermath show that identified the restaurant is as the Eclipse Grillbar, though police do not name it  although police have not yet released the name of the eatery. The restaurant’s website says noted that it is Munich’s first authentic Israeli restaurant. Restaurant owners have not responded to ; it does not immediately return a request for comment.

Investigators believe pyrotechnic devices — potentially fireworks — fireworks were thrown into the restaurant, breaking the windows in three places. No suspects were discovered found in the area after police were called around at approximately 12:45 a.m. and it was not clear who the perpetrator or perpetrators are were. The damage is Damage was estimated at several thousand euros, according to police officials. (dollars)

Antisemitism has risen in Germany since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza.

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US places $10 million bounty on head of leader of Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah

14 April 2026

The US State Department issues has pledged a $10 million reward for the capture of the leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq.

The bounty is was placed on Ahmad al-Hamidawi, secretary general of the Iran-backed militia Kataeb Hezbollah.

In a post on X, in which it publishes published al-Hamidawi’s photograph, the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program writes wrote that the group is “responsible for attacks on US diplomatic facilities in Iraq, the kidnapping of US citizens, and the killing of innocent Iraqi civilians. (closed quote missing)

Last month, Kataeb Hezbollah kidnapped an American journalist, Shelly Kittleson, in Baghdad, but released her several days later on condition that she leave the country. Officials with the group at the time told At the time, officials with the group told The Associated Press that in an exchange, the Iraqi government would release several members of the Kataeb Hezbollah militia who had been previously detained.

The group is was also responsible for the kidnapping of Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was freed last year after 2.5 years in captivity.

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US to demand freeing of American detainees in Iran as part of Islamabad negotiations – report

APRIL 11, 2026

US officials intend to demand the release of Americans detained in Iran, as part of the Islamabad negotiations with the Iranian regime to end the ongoing war, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

The report noted that it’s it is unclear what grade of importance priority this demand will have during the negotiations, with many speculating that it might take a secondary place if negotiations prove more difficult than expected.

This is the first time that the request to free detained Americans in Iran is has been brought up, as until now with the main demands till now being of the United States have been the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the regime’s missile and nuclear programs, alongside other options.

The Of note, the Iranian proxy group, Kataib Hezbollah, released abducted US journalist Shelly Kittleson on Tuesday, after the announcement of the ceasefire between the US and Iran.

US President Donald Trump also said on Wednesday that he expects a “very productive regime change” after the negotiations, adding that the talks will focus on tariff and sanctions relief while claiming that many of America’s 15 points have already been agreed upon.

Reopening Strait of Hormuz might not be possible

The demand for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which is one of the world’s main oil waterways for oil tankers, with 20% of the world’s oil exports transitioning sailing through it, might be the most difficult to accomplish, after a report by The New York Times revealed that the Iranian regime didn’t does not have the exact location locations of the mines used to close it.

The report points out how that Iran used fought with decentralized forces during the conflict with the US and Israel and while laying mines to close the Strait, with small boats leading the operations to mine the waterway, and without a clear command chain of command on how to do it.

The only option that ships now have right now is to take a detour on avoid Iranian waters, where Iranian officials plan to charge a $2 million toll to all ships planning to cross crossing the Straits of Hormuz, according to the 10-point negotiation demand sent to the US by the regime Iranian government.

Additionally, the NYT New York Times notes that neither the US nor Iran currently has the needed tools equipment to remove the marine mines, with the main American minesweeping vessels not present in the Strait, while Iran lacks any concrete way to reopen the waterway.

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UNIFIL accuses IDF of harming its ‘freedom of movement’ in southern Lebanon

April 12, 2026

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon accuses today accused the IDF of harming its “freedom of movement” in southern Lebanon, and along with damaging its vehicles today.

On two occasions today, UNIFIL says said, Israeli troops “rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage.”

The observer force says also claimed that the IDF soldiers “blocked a road in Bayada that is used to access UNIFIL positions.”

“Over the past week, Israeli soldiers have fired ‘warning shots’ in the area, striking and damaging clearly identifiable UNIFIL vehicles. In one case, a ‘warning shot’ landed a meter away from a peacekeeper who had dismounted his vehicle,” the statement says said.

UNIFIL says further alleged “Israeli soldiers have continually blocked peacekeepers’ movements on this road in recent days, in addition to denials of freedom of movement recorded in other areas.”

The observer force says also claimed that earlier this month, IDF troops also destroyed cameras at UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters and “five other positions on the Blue Line from Ras Naqoura to Maroun ar Ras.”

“Yesterday, they also spraypainted the windows of the headquarters’ pedestrian access gate, denying visibility to the external perimeter,” it says the statement said.

There is was no immediate comment from the IDF on the UNIFIL claims.

The IDF has previously said it is battling Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and “not against UNIFIL, the Lebanese Armed Forces, or Lebanese civilians.”

“The IDF calls on UNIFIL to avoid any presence in combat zones where the IDF has issued warnings to the civilian population to evacuate for their safety,” the military has previously said.

Israel has long argued that for decades the UNIFIL observer force has failed in its mission, doing little to block Hezbollah from building up its forces near the Israeli border over decades.

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