In first: Iran attacks Azerbaijan
Iranian Foreign Ministry confirms two UAVs launched from Iran hit international airport.
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Iran attacks in Qatar
Iran takes aim at Doha, Qatar, insisting intended target was US military base, not Qatar itself.
Hidden in trucks
Watch: US Army hunts down Iranian missiles and launchers
'Effort to eliminate the Iranian regime's mobile missile launch capabilities continues, we are finding and destroying these threats with lethal precision,' CENTCOM says.
Israel to buy dozens of JLTV tactical vehicles in $26m deal
Israel’s Defense Ministry sign $26 million deal to acquire dozens of JLTV armored tactical vehicles for IDF ground forces, including maintenance and sustainment support.
IDF hits Iranian ballistic missile storage site
IDF completes wave of strikes against Iranian terror regime targets, striking launch sites both above and below ground.
Serious Indictment:
Serious Indictment: IDF officer charged with aiding smuggling to Gaza
The officer, along with four other individuals, is charged with bringing millions of shekels of merchandise into Gaza.
'Target is down'
'Target is down'|First footage: F35-I brings down Iranian fighter jet
IDF releases first footage from the ‘Adir’ (F-35I) fighter jet shooting down an Iranian fighter jet (YAK-130) over the skies of Tehran.
Binyamin region homestead demolished, livestock seized
Border Police and Civil Administration forces raided the Nof HaMishkan homestead near Shiloh overnight, evicting two families, confiscating equipment and demolishing buildings.
US backing: Continue to the end, we're with you
US-Israel cooperation against Iran Is changing history, Defense Minister Israel Katz tells US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Watch: Security forces arrest terrorist planning attack
Joint counterterror operation leads to arrest of Tanzim organization terrorist planning attack on local residents.
Finance Ministry announces cuts to fund the war
The professional team at the Finance Ministry is currently drawing up a broad package of cuts and economic measures to finance the large security expenditures of the war with Iran.
IDF takes out Hezbollah's Aerial Unit command center
IDF strikes additional Hezbollah command centers in Beirut, including that of the terror group's Aerial Unit.
Lapid:
Lapid: Criticism of Israel often masks 'very ancient' antisemitism
Speaking to CNN, opposition leader says some criticism of Israel is legitimate but warns antisemitism and a “weird coalition of the far right and the far left" are fueling attacks on the US-Israel alliance.
CNN report:
CNN report: Qatari jets downed Iranian bombers minutes from US base
Qatari fighter jets shot down two Iranian bombers minutes before they could reach targets near a major US base, sources tell CNN.
Netanyahu adviser:
Netanyahu adviser: Deadly Iran school strike caused by Iranian misfire
Netanyahu adviser Ophir Falk tells CNN a deadly strike on a girls’ school in Minab, blamed by Iran on the US and Israel, was likely caused by an Iranian missile misfire.
'All lies'
CENTCOM rejects Iranian claims of US losses: All lies
CENTCOM dismisses Iranian claims of US losses as fake news, says American forces are expanding strikes in Iran.
Drone attack
Pentagon identifies two more soldiers killed in Kuwait drone attack
Pentagon identifies two additional US soldiers killed in a drone attack at Kuwait’s port of Shuaiba as Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan of the 103rd Sustainment Command.
Danon: Iran is acting like a wounded animal
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN says Arab countries are encouraging Israel to continue its actions against Iran.
US Senate:
Senate Republicans block resolution to limit Trump’s military action against Iran
The Senate votes 53-47 to block a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval for future military action against Iran.
Iraqi Kurds launch ground offensive inside Iran
Thousands of Iraqi Kurds launch a ground offensive inside Iran. Sources say the militias aim to seize territory and challenge the regime.
Rabbi Melamed's blessing for the pilots striking 'Amalek in Iran'
During a Purim event, the Beit El Dean blessed the pilots participating in the operation against the Iranian regime and Prime Minister Netanyahu that they should annihilate the enemy.
Home Front Command eases wartime restrictions
Home Front Command moves all areas to limited activity, allowing small gatherings and workplaces with shelter access from Thursday.
Cockpit recordings
Cockpit recordings | IAF targets dozens of ballistic missile arrays in Iran
Dozens of assets belonging to the regime’s ballistic missile array were dismantled in the strikes, including missile launchers and defense systems.
9.4 billion NIS per week
Smotrich urges easing war restrictions to boost economy
Finance Ministry seeks easing of restrictions as war with Iran seen costing NIS 9.4 billion per week.
Initial aerial footage:
Initial aerial footage: IAF fighter jets fly to strike Iran
For the first time since the start of the operation, IDF publishes mid-air footage of jets en route to strike regime targets in Iran.
Watch:
Watch: IDF moves deeper into Lebanon
Infantry, armored, and combat engineering forces working in full synchronization under the Northern Command in Lebanese territory to create a direct security buffer.
IDF hits Iranian security command compound
IAF strikes compound housing IRGC, Quds Force and intelligence headquarters in eastern Tehran, targeting senior Iranian operatives.
Minister Katz reveals:
Minister Katz reveals: Iran operation moved up months ahead of schedule
Defense Minister Israel Katz says the Iran operation was originally planned for mid-year but was advanced due to developments and US coordination.
Unprecedented:
Unprecedented: NATO intercepts Iranian ballistic missile
NATO air defense systems intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched from Iran toward Turkish airspace.
Hegseth:
Iranian leaders will look up and see only US and Israeli airpower
US Secretary of War briefs press on ongoing operation in Iran saying that there have been historic achievements, praising Israeli military.
Two wounded
Joint attack from Iran and Lebanon toward central Israel, two lightly wounded
Five rockets were fired from Lebanon and one missile from Iran in a combined attack against the central district.
Israel eliminates man behind Trump assassination attempt
Israel has eliminated Rahman Makadam, head of the IRGC Special Operations Department, who was behind an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
Arrest in broad daylight:
Arrest in broad daylight: Undercover Border Police, dressed as locals, surprise terrorist
Undercover Border Police officers operating in the Judea and Samaria sector arrested a fugitive terrorist in the heart of Jenin in a precise operation carried out under the direction of the Shin Bet.
Coast of Sri Lanka:
Submarine attacks Iranian boat, at least 101 missing
The Sri Lankan military announced that 101 people are missing and 78 were injured after an Iranian ship was attacked at sea near the country’s coast, reportedly by a submarine.
Roaring Lion:
Roaring Lion: IDF destroys Qader missile complex in Isfahan
IDF spokesman Effie Defrin detailed the attacks in a media update on Operation Roaring Lion.
Ground raid in western Iran?
'CIA advancing a covert plan to arm Iranian Kurdish forces in preparation for a ground raid in western Iran in the coming days,' as reported by the CNN.
Watch:
Police foil weapons stash in Arara, Negev
Two suspects were arrested and transferred for questioning after officers from the Arara police station located an M-16 rifle and a Sig Sauer pistol in Arara in the Negev.
Report:
Report: American F-15s were shot down due to mistaken identification
The Wall Street Journal reported that three American F-15s were shot down over Kuwait following a misidentification by anti-aircraft radar.
Father of murdered children:
Father of three children murdered in Beit Shemesh: 'I got there and understood'
Rabbi Yitzhak Biton, father of Yaakov, Avigail and Sarah who were murdered when a missile fell in Beit Shemesh, recounts the first moments after the falling.
New Jersey man charged over attack on Chabad world headquarters
New Jersey man charged with damaging religious property after ramming his car multiple times into the entrance of Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn.
