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Israel attacks Iran's oil containers

IDF strikes 30 oil depots on Iran, in first since start of war; opposition leader MK Yair Lapid offers rare praise.

Israel attacks Iran's oil containers

Trump: Kurds offered to go into Iran, I told them not to

Speaking on Air Force One following funeral of US soldiers who fell fighting Iran, US President Donald Trump says he doesn't 'want to make the war anymore complex.'

Trump: Kurds offered to go into Iran, I told them not to

Shepherd attacked on Mount Hebron

Approximately ten Arabs attacked a Jewish shepherd in the Susya area with clubs. An IDF force called to the scene shot two of the attackers.

Shepherd attacked on Mount Hebron

Trump scorns Starmer's offer

US President Donald Trump responds to UK considering sending aircraft carriers to help war effort. 'We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!'

Trump scorns Starmer's offer

In Tehran:

Over 80 IAF jets strike IRGC sites, missile infrastructure in Tehran

Over 80 Israeli Air Force fighter jets carried out a major wave of strikes in Tehran and central Iran, targeting IRGC military and missile infrastructure, IDF reports.

Over 80 IAF jets strike IRGC sites, missile infrastructure in Tehran

Scam Alert:

Scam Alert: Foreign Ministry security chief warns of Iranian impersonation

The Foreign Ministry security chief warned in an email to employees and envoys abroad against attempts by Iranian actors to recruit Israelis through digital impersonation.

Scam Alert: Foreign Ministry security chief warns of Iranian impersonation

Netanyahu to Iranians:

Netanyahu to Iranians: The moment of truth is approaching!

Israeli Prime Minister turns to Iranian people, asking them to free themselves from the despotism, stressing, 'It depends on you.'

Netanyahu to Iranians: The moment of truth is approaching!

Raising US morale: Cartoons, videos, and sports

Since the start of the war, the White House has been releasing videos saluting the fighting forces, combining selected clips from movies, animated shows, and sports games. Watch.

Raising US morale: Cartoons, videos, and sports

Watch: Cluster missile intercepted near Jerusalem

Footage from Jerusalem shows interception of Iranian cluster missile launched towards central Israel; missile debris found in multiple areas.

Watch: Cluster missile intercepted near Jerusalem

Tami Arad: Protecting lives comes before all else

Tami Arad, wife of MIA soldier Ron Arad, posts response to attempts to find his remains, reiterates request not to endanger soldiers' lives.

Tami Arad: Protecting lives comes before all else

IDF warns advance missile alerts may arrive moments before sirens

IDF clarifies that early warning notifications sent by the Home Front Command may sometimes be issued shortly before sirens - or not at all - urges civilians to immediately move closer to protected areas once an advance alert is received.

IDF warns advance missile alerts may arrive moments before sirens

Khamenei's successor believed injured

Israel estimates that Mojtaba Khamenei, son and likely successor of late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, injured in attack on Thursday night.

Khamenei's successor believed injured

IAF commander:

IAF commander: First 72 hours of Operation Roaring Lion saved many Israeli lives

IAF Commander MG Tomer Bar praises technicians at Tel Nof Airbase, notes that their work preparing aircraft and fixing malfunctions during early hours of Iran war helped suppress missile fire, saved many Israeli lives.

IAF commander: First 72 hours of Operation Roaring Lion saved many Israeli lives

Trump: Iran has surrendered

Iran is the 'loser of the Middle East,' will be hit 'very hard' today, US President Donald Trump announces.

Trump: Iran has surrendered

Suspect attempts to breach Israeli consulate in Munich

Suspect shouting, 'Allahu akhbar' attempts to break into Israeli consulate, is arrested.

Suspect attempts to breach Israeli consulate in Munich

Multi-front assault on Iran and Hezbollah

The IDF struck hundreds of targets in both regions over the weekend, including key ordnance and senior leaders.

Multi-front assault on Iran and Hezbollah

Watch: Iranian UAV shot down outside Israel

New footage shows Israeli Air Force fighter jet intercepting an Iranian UAV right before it crosses into Israeli territory.

Watch: Iranian UAV shot down outside Israel

IDF strikes Hezbollah's Radwan Force in southern Lebanon

IDF deepens hits to Hezbollah terror group in multiple areas of Lebanon.

IDF strikes Hezbollah's Radwan Force in southern Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers moderately injured in Lebanon

Two Givati Brigade soldiers moderately injured by antitank fire, IDF says.

Two IDF soldiers moderately injured in Lebanon

In the heart of Tehran:

In the heart of Tehran: IDF dismantles IRGC's air defense situation room

IAF completes widescale strikes on IRGC infrastructure throughout Tehran, including the IRGC's Air Force defense situation room.

In the heart of Tehran: IDF dismantles IRGC's air defense situation room

Commando mission working to locate MIA Ron Arad's remains

Israeli commando forces operating in eastern Lebanon, near Syrian border, Al Mayadeen reports.

Commando mission working to locate MIA Ron Arad's remains

The fireballs in Tehran's skies

IDF destroys 16 planes used by Quds Force to arm and fund Hezbollah and other proxies in the Middle East.

The fireballs in Tehran's skies

IDF Chief of Staff:

IDF Chief of Staff: Hezbollah will pay price for joining Iran in war

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir speaks to heads of local authorities in the north, vows that Israel will continue striking Hezbollah and the Iranian regime.

IDF Chief of Staff: Hezbollah will pay price for joining Iran in war

In Beirut strikes

IDF hits Hezbollah and IRGC command centers in Beirut strike wave

Israeli Air Force strikes multiple Hezbollah command centers in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb, including facilities tied to the IRGC and Hezbollah’s naval and financial units.

IDF hits Hezbollah and IRGC command centers in Beirut strike wave

Azerbaijan foils Iranian plot targeting Israeli Embassy in Baku

Azerbaijan says it foiled an IRGC-linked terror plot targeting, among others, the Israeli Embassy in Baku and Jewish sites.

Azerbaijan foils Iranian plot targeting Israeli Embassy in Baku

Watch:

Watch: Shabbat Shalom from the IAF pilots above Iran

Special footage: This is what Iran looks like from the cockpit.

Watch: Shabbat Shalom from the IAF pilots above Iran

In western Iran

IAF hits hundreds of Iranian targets, intercepts mobile air defense system

Israeli Air Force strikes more than 400 targets across western Iran, including missile launchers and UAV facilities, and destroys a truck transporting an Iranian air defense system.

IAF hits hundreds of Iranian targets, intercepts mobile air defense system

Five soldiers seriously injured near Lebanon border

A total of eight IDF soldiers injured, three of them seriously, as a result of projectile fire toward Israeli territory near the Lebanese border.

Five soldiers seriously injured near Lebanon border

Smotrich to bereaved father: 'We'll rebuild destroyed synagogue'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich promises to order quick response to damage at site of Beit Shemesh missile strike, with goal of rebuilding synagogue as soon as possible.

Smotrich to bereaved father: 'We'll rebuild destroyed synagogue'

Defense Minister Israel Katz in a message to the residents of the north

Defense Minister Israel Katz held a security assessment at and said residents of northern Israel should not leave their homes, IDF has reinforced forces inside enemy territory and expanded to additional positions it captured.

Defense Minister Israel Katz in a message to the residents of the north

Smotrich's son injured on Lebanon border

Son of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich injured during military operation in Lebanon, family says he is doing well.

Smotrich's son injured on Lebanon border

After Trump's unusual attack: Herzog and Huckabee meet

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee meets Israeli President Isaac Herzog, stresses Israel and the US coordinate on intelligence, military issues, and politics.

After Trump's unusual attack: Herzog and Huckabee meet

Watch: Family saved by miracle

Fragment from cluster bomb punches hole in apartment ceiling; family unharmed.

Watch: Family saved by miracle

Watch: The Mossad's request from Iranian citizens

Mossad releases video appealing to Iranian citizens for help, stressing, 'This is exactly how a regime falls.'

Watch: The Mossad's request from Iranian citizens

Warning: Cluster bomb debris endangers lives

Cluster bomblet found in northern Israel; police warn public to report any suspicious object and avoiding nearing it.

Warning: Cluster bomb debris endangers lives

Barrage from Iran: Damage to buildings and light injuries

Missile fragments damage building in central Israel; over 1,600 injured since start of war against Iran.

Barrage from Iran: Damage to buildings and light injuries

Attack on Tehran caught live on camera

Footage shows an IRIB reporter and cameraman caught in live shelling in central Tehran while broadcasting from Khor Square. Watch.

Attack on Tehran caught live on camera

Investigation concludes:

Investigation concludes: Most of those killed in Beit Shemesh were outside shelter

Investigation into missile strike in Beit Shemesh, which left nine people dead and dozens injured, indicates that most of those killed were not in the shelter when the missile hit.

Investigation concludes: Most of those killed in Beit Shemesh were outside shelter

UAE explores freezing Iranian assets

UAE examining freeze on Iranian assets in the country following Iranian attacks on UAE territory, Wall Street Journal reports.

UAE explores freezing Iranian assets

Widow of fallen IDF soldier announces engagement

Gal Moreno, widow of Itai who fell in Zikim battle in the early days of the Swords of Iron war, announces engagement.

Widow of fallen IDF soldier announces engagement