Roaring Lion

Trump threatens Iran's next leader

Trump says Iran’s next supreme leader must gain US approval to remain in power, warns leader 'won’t last long' and says all options remain on the table.

More than 100 attacks against Hezbollah in one day

The IDF targeted command centers, senior officials, and the organization's elite Radwan Force.

On-air blooper:

Israeli news stations air 'documentation' taken from video game

Two Israeli news channels aired the same footage, said to show US B-2 bombers over Iran. However, the source was discovered, and both channels quickly removed the reports.

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Emirati aircraft intercept Iranian drones

UAE's Ministry of Defense publishes footage showing the its air defences intercepting and destroying Iranian UAVs that attempted to target the country.

In the heart of Tehran:

IDF eliminates Iranian supreme leader's Military Office chief

IAF eliminates Abu al-Qassem Baba’iyan, who was appointed as the new designated chief of staff for the office after his predecessor was killed at the start of the operation.

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Interceptor debris falls near Tel Aviv gas station

A security camera recorded the moment interceptor debris fell near a Tel Aviv gas station, causing a man to be seriously injured.

Herzog in north:

We will bring better days for the entire people of Israel

President Isaac Herzog toured Nahariya, Mateh Asher and Galilee Medical Center, meeting wounded soldiers and praising northern residents’ resilience.

Iran FM: We will never surrender to Trump’s demands

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran will not accept 'unconditional surrender,' claims Iran is acting in self-defense, and discusses leadership transition.

39% surge in jobseekers over first week of war

Roughly 8,000 people registered for unemployment benefits in one week of war, most of them women and mothers of children under 18.

Miracle in Binyamin:

Missile debris narrowly misses shepherd boy

A large piece of debris from an Iranian missile fell near a shepherd boy in the Binyamin region, inscribed with Farsi names and verses from the Quran.

IDF strikes IRGC Space Force headquarters

IDF continues to strike regime targets across Iran, including the IRGC Space Force headquarters, which the Iranian Space Agency used as a reception, transmission, and research center.

US Military warns:

Iranian regime launching missiles from civilian areas

US Central Command warns Iranian civilians to remain at home as the regime launches drones and ballistic missiles from heavily populated areas.

Week one of fighting:

Northern Command crushes Hezbollah

Within the first week of fighting Hezbollah after the organization decided to support Iran, the IDF already struck 600 terror targets across Lebanon with some 820 munitions.

2 soldiers fell in combat in Lebanon

Master Sergeant Maher Khatar from Majdal Shams, a soldier from the Combat Engineering Corps in the 91st division, and another soldier fell during combat in southern Lebanon.

Iranian missile attack

1 seriously hurt in Tel Aviv, 2 hurt in Petah Tikva

MDA teams are providing medical treatment to a seriously injured person in Tel Aviv and two additional injured people in Petah Tikva following the latest barrage from Iran.

Jewish community in Budapest opens its homes to Israelis

Rabbi Shmuel Raskin, Chabad emissary in Hungary, says Jewish community in Budapest ready to assist Israelis who are unable to return to Israel, providing lodging, food, medications, and any other needs.

400 targets struck in wave of attacks in Iran

The Israeli Air Force completed a wide wave of strikes in western and central Iran. As part of the attacks, more than 400 targets of the Iranian regime were struck.

At sea:

Navy Commander: 'Preparing for an extended stay'

Navy commander David Saar Salama held a situation assessment with naval commanders and praised the forces’ activity in the Lebanese arenas.

'This is our image of victory'

Beilinson Hospital's message to President of Iran

Beilinson Hospital displays newborns, dressed in white outfits with Operation Roaring Lion's blue emblem, as symbol of resilience and victory.

IDF threat: 'We will not hesitate to strike'

The Arabic-language spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces, Avichay Adraee, issued an unusual warning in Arabic to anyone who plans to participate in the selection of the next Supreme Leader of Iran

First immigrant arrives in Israel since launch of the war

Henry Gorfinkel, the first immigrant since the outbreak of the war, is ready to learn Hebrew and start his new life in Israel.

London:

Iran leader’s son owns London homes overlooking Israeli embassy

Security experts warn that the son of Iran’s late leader may be using London apartments to spy on the Israeli embassy.

CAM

Global antisemitic incidents rose 34% after outbreak of Iran war

The Combat Antisemitism Movement has documented 154 antisemitic incidents worldwide in the first week of the conflict between Israel, the US, and Iran.

Hezbollah trying to force evacuations in the north

Northern Command notes a shift in Hezbollah’s tactics, aiming to enforce a renewed evacuation of northern communities, alongside psychological operations including evacuation notices.

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The BBC question that angered the Israeli ambassador

The BBC interviewer questioned why Israel attacked in Iran without proving an imminent threat. Ambassador Yechiel Leiter responded: 'Who did we need to prove it to? You?'

Mossad Farsi account

'Why did Mojtaba Khamenei burn his father’s will?'

The official Persian-language X account of the Mossad published a dramatic image raising serious questions about the power struggles within the office of the Supreme Leader.

IDF destroys F-14 aircraft at Isfahan Airport

Israeli fighter jets bombed aircraft inside hangars at the airport in Isfahan, following the destruction of 16 aircraft belonging to the Quds Force in Tehran.

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Israel and US considering ground operation in Iran

Senior Israeli and American officials have discussed a joint commando operation to seize 450 kilograms of enriched uranium buried under the ruins of facilities in Isfahan and Fordow.

US military debunks Iranian claim of capturing American soldiers

CENTCOM rejects Iranian claims that US soldiers were captured and that Iran targeted only military sites, says the Iranian regime is spreading false information.

Precise strike in Beirut

IDF hits key commanders in the Quds Force's Lebanon Corps

IDF strikes a Beirut hotel, targeting IRGC Quds Force commanders linked to Hezbollah and Iran. Lebanese reports say four killed and ten wounded in the precise strike.

Iranian spokesman attempts Hebrew address

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the IRGC emergency headquarters, delivered a message aimed at demoralizing Israelis in broken Hebrew.

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.

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 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!'

Missile fragment hits home in Lod

Five people suffer shock after Iranian missile fired towards central Israel.

In Tehran:

Over 80 IAF jets strike IRGC sites, missile infrastructure

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.

150 defense systems out of use:

3,400 strikes in Iran, 7,500 munitions used

IDF strikes two major ballistic missile manufacturing sites in Iran, at a distance of 2,000 kilometers from Israel.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Trump: Iran has surrendered

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

Starting Sunday: Israeli airlines to fly out of Israel

Israel to allow limited outbound flights from Ben Gurion starting Sunday, with departures capped at about 70 passengers per flight, Transportation Ministry announces.

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.

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.

IDF strikes Hezbollah's Radwan Force in southern Lebanon

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

Two IDF soldiers moderately injured in Lebanon

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

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.

Commando mission working to locate MIA Ron Arad's remains

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

IAF chief participated in Iran strikes

IAF chief Tomer Bar himself took part in operational flights to Iran.

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.

'You are irrelevant'

Gilad Erdan blasts UN chief after remarks on Iran strikes

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns of escalation after strikes on Iran, prompting former Israeli UN ambassador Gilad Erdan to accuse him of irrelevance: The UN has become a collaborator of dictators.

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.

Report:

Saudi Arabia quietly engaging Iran to de-escalate conflict

Saudi Arabia intensifying diplomatic backchannel contacts with Iran in an effort to contain the regional conflict, according to European officials cited by Bloomberg.

In Beirut strikes

IDF hits Hezbollah and IRGC command centers

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.

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Shabbat Shalom from the IAF pilots above Iran

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

White House:

'Iran campaign goals achievable in 4-6 weeks'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US is nearing control of Iranian airspace, with Operation Epic Fury objectives expected within four to six weeks.

In western Iran

IAF hits hundreds of targets, intercepts mobile 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.