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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-27 at 16:01
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HEADLINES IDF strikes 550 Hezbollah targets this week Knesset dissolution bill advances in committee Texas antisemitism candidate defeated in primary The time is now 4:01 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, across Lebanon, the Israel-Hezbollah confrontation intensified on Wednesday as the IDF said it struck more than 150 targets in Tyre, Nabatieh, the Bekaa Valley and other parts of southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah launched drones toward Rosh Hanikra and Shlomi and sirens were heard in Kiryat Shmona. Hezbollah continued drone attacks on IDF troops in southern Lebanon, and the Israeli security forces prepared to strike Hezbollah locations, with residents urged to evacuate north of the Zahrani River or away from Hezbollah sites as the IAF prepared strikes. The IDF said it had struck over 550 Hezbollah targets over the course of the week, and there was no new update on a deeper invasion beyond what had been disclosed on Tuesday. The report notes the IDF may have destroyed more than 10,000 Lebanese homes that were storing weapons belonging to Hezbollah since operations began. Separately, Lahav 433 questioned a police officer on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent linked to Iran; the officer was sent home under a restraining order as the investigation continues. In Israeli Domestic Politics, the Knesset dissolution bill is set for its first reading on Monday, coalition whip Ofir Katz announced, advancing efforts to potentially adjust the election date away from October 27. The first discussion on the dissolution bill will take place in the House Committee ahead of the plenum’s first reading. The coalition's own dissolution bill had not moved forward since passing a p…