Watch: IAF strikes in Iran
IDF publishes footage of strikes on Iran, IAF planes returning home.
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How did he know?
Police investigating gambler who foresaw the strikes
Investigation opened into an Israeli Polymarket user who won $200,000 by accurately betting on the date of the launch of strikes on Iran.
Chief of Staff: Many prolonged days of combat ahead
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir holds situational assessment following escalation with Lebanon's Hezbollah, warns 'many' days of fighting ahead.
Momi Elimelech:
Momi Elimelech: Mom and Ronit did not part - in life and in death
Momi, who lost his sister and mother in an Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh, shares how rescue forces found their bodies, still holding hands.
Lebanese President warns:
Lebanese President warns: Hezbollah rocket fire threatens Lebanon’s stability
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemns rocket fire from Lebanese territory and warns against turning the country into a platform for outside wars.
Watch:
Watch: Ex-IRGC chief threatens US, Israel after Khamenei elimination
Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee threatens the US and Israel after Ali Khamenei’s elimination, vowing revenge and warning no American vessels would pass through the Persian Gulf.
Terror motive probed
Terror motive probed: Gunman with Iranian flag clothing kills two in Texas
A gunman wearing clothing with an Iranian flag design kills two and wounds 14 at a Texas bar. The FBI is investigating the shooting as a potential act of terrorism.
Hezbollah enters the fray
Hezbollah enters the fray: Missiles fired towards northern Israel, IDF strikes in Lebanon
IDF launches strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after rocket fire toward Israel. Reports say the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary faction has been eliminated. Evacuation warnings issued for 53 villages.
Trump: Khamenei’s potential successors are all dead
In an interview with ABC News, Trump says potential successors to Khamenei were eliminated in the strikes on Iran.
Watch:
Watch: CENTCOM strikes Iran missile sites
CENTCOM releases footage of US strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program, saying forces are eliminating imminent threats as Operation Epic Fury continues.
Trump:
Trump: US ready to sustain Iran strikes 'four to five weeks'
President Trump tells The New York Times the US could sustain strikes on Iran for “four to five weeks," warns of possible casualties, and outlines potential scenarios for a new government in Tehran.
Ashdod Mayor to residents: Do not open synagogues
Ashdod Mayor Dr. Yehiel Lasri issues instructions to residents ahead of Purim: This year, the Megillah reading will take place in private homes only.
Starmer:
Starmer: Britain to allow US use of bases for limited defensive purpose
British PM Keir Starmer says the UK will not join strikes on Iran but will allow US use of British bases for defensive action, citing collective self-defence and protection of British lives.
Trump to Iranian military:
Trump to Iranian military: Lay down your arms or face death
Trump issues video statement on the operation in Iran, vows continued action as he calls on Iranian forces to surrender.
Trump:
Trump: Iran operation to take 'four weeks or less'
Trump tells Daily Mail Iran operation is a 'four-week process,' confirms three US casualties, says strikes are going as planned.
Arab affairs analyst :
Arab affairs analyst : After two days of strikes, Iran is stuttering
Channel 12 veteran Arab affairs correspondent Ehud Yaari believes Iran is looking to end the war by surrendering to the US demands.
Beit Shemesh:
Beit Shemesh: Iranian missile was targeted by the wrong interceptor system
According to senior officials, the likelihood that the Arrow system would have succeeded in intercepting the ballistic missile was significantly higher than that of the system actually launched.
Squadron Commander:
Squadron Commander: 'Every strike reduces the threat to Israel'
The commander of Squadron 107, who led strikes in Iran, describes the feelings during the mission assigned to him.
Air superiority:
IDF destroys IRGC Intelligence, Air Force HQ in Tehran
After achieving air superiority over Tehran, the IDF struck dozens of IRGC and intelligence headquarters, degrading Iran’s command-and-control.
Beit Shemesh
Beit Shemesh: Helmet-cam footage from the scene of the deadly missile strike
Footage filmed by a camera mounted on the helmet of a member of the Fire and Rescue Service Special Rescue Unit shows the scene of the disaster during rescue attempts.
9 killed in missile strike in Beit Shemesh
About 15 people were injured, including a 10-year-old girl, and 9 were killed, in a missile strike in Beit Shemesh that hit the roof of a shelter.
Beit Shemesh:
Beit Shemesh: First responders share scenes of devastation
First responders from the scene in Beit Shemesh shared grim accounts of trapped victims and widespread destruction after an Iranian missile struck a civilian neighborhood, leaving nine dead so far and dozens more injured.
Over 700 sorties
Over 700 sorties: Air Force clears the way to Tehran within 24 hours
IAF operating with air superiority in Iran, striking ballistic missile launchers, headquarters, Iranian air defense systems, and command centers of the Iranian terrorist regime.
Middle East a safter place
IDF: Elimination of top Iranian terror axis officials complete
Elimination of Ali Khamenei in Tehran constitutes the culmination of a sustained effort to eliminate the senior leadership of the Iranian terror axis over the past two and a half years.
President Trump:
President Trump: 'Operation Epic Fury is ahead of schedule'
The President stated that the operation was for the benefit not only of the USA, but the world.
On the roof of the Kirya
Netanyahu pledges on the roof of the Kirya: Intensity of strikes will only grow
Standing on the roof of the military headquarters in the heart of Tel Aviv, the Prime Minister says that the combined US-Israeli forces 'enables us to strike the terrorist regime decisively.'
Operation Epic Fury:
Operation Epic Fury: US confirms three casualties, attacks continue unabated
The US CENTCOM has announced three casualties so far but insists that the damages reported by Iran are entirely false.
IDF destroys Iranian internal security headquarters
A short while ago, the Israel Air Force, guided by IDF intelligence, completed an additional wave of strikes targeting dozens of command centers and headquarters belonging to the Iranian terror regime.
Israelis injured in drone strike on apartment in Abu Dhabi
Iranian drone hits apartement housing Israelis in Abu Dhabi, two lightly wounded.
President Herzog:
President Herzog: 'We will bring a new era to both Israel and Iran'
President Isaac Herzog on Sunday visited the scene of an Iranian missile impact in Tel Aviv, delivering remarks to the people of Israel and the broader Middle East.
IDF Spokesman:
IDF Spokesman: 'This is their strategy - targeting civilians'
IDF Foreign Spokesman Nadav Shoshani on Sunday accused the Iranian regime of deliberately targeting civilians following a deadly missile strike in Beit Shemesh.
Report:
Report: Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed
According to Iranian reports, the former president was killed alongside his bodyguard in a recent strike on the country.
Regional escalation
Iran attacks a European nation for the first time
Israel confirms that two missiles launched by Iran toward Cyprus fell into the sea, marking the first Iranian attack directed at a European country.
IDF
IDF: Roaring Lion prevented Iran from building 1,500 ballistic missiles
The IDF revealed some of the threat assessments that led to the decision to launch Operation Roaring Lion.
Watch:
Watch: Iranian warhead found near Temple Mount
Police located the warhead of an Iranian missile in an open area near the Old City of Jerusalem, just hundreds of meters from the holy sites.
UK forces conduct defensive operations in Middle East
British PM, Kier Starmer, says UK forces are protecting 'our people, our interests and our allies'
The special book the Shin Bet Chief brought to Iran meeting
The Prime Minister’s Office released footage from the security consultation in which Shin Bet chief David Zini is seen holding the book Manot HaLevi on the Book of Esther.
40 Iranian commanders eliminated in opening strikes
IDF spokesperson confirms that dozens of commanders were killed in the opening strike of Operation Roaring Lion, including Iranian Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi.
Ivanka Trump seen walking with her sons to synagogue to hear the Zachor reading
Ivanka Trump, the Jewish daughter of US President Donald Trump, was seen on Saturday walking with her two sons to a synagogue in Miami to hear the 'Zachor' reading.
Chief of Staff's message to IAF: 'Be ready'
IDF Chief Eyal Zamir, visited Hatzerim Airbase last week to speak with the servicemen and women and assess the Air Force’s readiness ahead of Operation “Roaring Lion."
