HEADLINES
Iran missiles fired, Israel intercepts strike
Baghdad embassy attacked as drones breach defenses
Oil markets surge after UAE oil attack

The time is now 10:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, Iran fired missiles overnight, but there are no confirmed reports of casualties and Israel's defenses appeared to intercept the threat. Red alert sirens sounded in central Israel, the Sharon region, and the north as the confrontation continued. The Home Front Command issued advance warnings across Beqa'a, Samaria, Sharon, Dan, Yarkon, and the Shfela, instructing people to move to protected spaces and to stay there until further notice, with exits from protected areas permissible only upon explicit instruction.

In US Military Role, a briefing is planned for tomorrow afternoon in which US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will brief a small, bipartisan group of senators on ongoing operations against Iran. The briefing, organized by Sen. Joni Ernst, is expected to update lawmakers on the status of lines of communication between the Trump administration and the Iranian regime. Separately, a US Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker circled off the coast and over Israel for about two hours after returning from a mission supporting operations in Iraq, with other Stratotankers returning to Ben Gurion Airport, suggesting a potential issue with landing. In Baghdad, an American C-RAM system expended several hundred rounds to intercept Iranian Shahed-136 drones during tonight’s attack on the US Embassy, with a Shahed-136 seen flying low over the capital before engagement.

In Regional Impacts, after the alerts were issued, sirens were activated in the center, the Sharon corridor, and Judea and Samaria as authorities prepared for further threats. In the United Arab Emirates, authorities responded to a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industrial Zone after a drone attack tonight by Iran, while UAE air traffic briefly closed before returning to normal as precautionary measures were lifted and airspace reopened. Global markets were reacting, with Brent crude around $100 per barrel and WTI near $93.50, as oil disruptions and regional security concerns persisted. Reports also described a drone strike that sparked a fire at an UAE oil field and another attack on Iraq’s Majnoon oil field. New footage showed a near direct impact on the US Embassy Compound in Baghdad during Iran’s drone attack.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, a wave of drone and rocket attacks targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday, with Iraqi security sources saying at least five drones were used and a powerful explosion was heard in the capital. Two airstrikes hit a house used as headquarters by popular mobilization forces in Jadiriya, killing at least two people, according to security sources. Meanwhile, Israel conducted new rounds of strikes against Iranian and Lebanese targets, as Iran pressed missiles at Israel overnight.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, B’nai Brith, along with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, have called on the Toronto Police Service to investigate antisemitic signs displayed on Bathurst Street over the weekend. Toronto police say they are aware of the incident and have deferred the case to the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General for further review.

In Uplifting News, an Associated Press investigation reveals that Ad Kan, a right-wing Israeli organization founded by Gilad Ach, quietly organized a series of charter flights that evacuated Palestinians from Gaza last year, coordinating these flights through the Al-Majd humanitarian group. Among evacuations was a May flight transporting nearly 60 Palestinians to Indonesia and other locations, and two additional flights in October and November that carried more than 300 Palestinians to South Africa. It remains unclear who financed or planned the operations, and South Africa’s foreign minister Ronald Lamola criticized the evacuations as part of a broader effort to relocate Palestinians; observers note that then-President Donald Trump had walked back his proposal to relocate Gaza’s population amid criticism.

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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-16 at 22:02