Sam Halpern

The IDF warned that Hezbollah was making military use of ambulances and medical facilities, accusing the terror group of exploiting protected civilian infrastructure for operational purposes. 

"We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles," the alert read.

Footage of the incident, shot by local witnesses, shows the pair of victims attacked by three other individuals outside the Augustine restaurant.

"Four drones were shot down near Baghdad International Airport, without causing any material or human damage," Maan told the Iraqi News Agency.

The National Intelligence Council report was completed a week before the start of the war, which broke out last Saturday.

The soldiers who spoke with the outlet reported that since the killing of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, confusion has erupted within the Iranian military.

The military added that, in the same incident, three other Givati soldiers were lightly wounded.

Trump asserted that following Iran’s surrender, the US and its allies would “work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger."

The IDF noted that it had struck infrastructure belonging to the Islamic regime in Tehran and Isfahan.

One pilot is dead and another injured after an Iranian air force jet crashed during a training exercise in the Nowbaran district.