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PM Netanyahu addresses Iranians in a video after Operation Rising Lion, stating it clears the path for their freedom by targeting the Islamic regime's nuclear and missile threats and urging Iranians to seize this opportunity for liberation.
IDF launches strikes on Iran's Hamadan and Tabriz air bases, successfully dismantling the latter. Dozens of Iranian aerial defense targets, UAVs, and surface-to-surface missile launchers also destroyed.
Sirens sound in Eilat, the Dead Sea, and Arava regions due to suspected drone infiltrations. IDF confirms the Air Force intercepted a drone over Eilat and two additional suspicious aerial targets over the Arava region.
Senator Lindsey Graham enthusiastically praises Israel's strikes on Iran, calling them "one of the most impressive military strikes... in Israeli history."
Following the start of Israel's "Operation Rising Lion" in Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers fiery threats against the Jewish state, declares Israel would not emerge "unscathed".
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After Iran's retaliatory missile strike, IDF Spokesperson urges adherence to safety guidelines, emphasizing the ongoing operation's necessity to neutralize threats.
IDF Spokesperson Effie Defrin confirms that Israel struck Iran's nuclear facility in Isfahan, part of "Operation Rising Lion." The strike targeted a uranium "reconversion" site.
New York Times IRGC Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani was eliminated in an Israeli strike in Iran. Israeli sources express doubt, stating he's alive.
President Trump reveals that Israel’s military action followed a 60-day deadline he set for Iran to agree to a revised nuclear deal. After Iran failed to comply, Trump said he anticipated the strike. Despite tensions, the US remains open to renewed talks.
