Iran reported that smoke was rising in the Levizan area of the capital Tehran as a result of an Israeli attack. Last Sunday, the Iran International website reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter in Iran, that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei,"was moved to an underground bunker in Levizan, northeast of Tehran, hours after Israel began its attacks on Tehran on Friday morning." According to the report, all of Khamenei's family members, including his son Mojtaba, are with him.
Iran later reported that air defense systems had been activated in the west of the capital, Tehran.
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"We in Hezbollah stand by Iran and will act as we see fit in the face of this brutal Israeli-American aggression. Our unity is the way to thwart the hegemonic projects and contribute to thwarting the goals of aggression. The United States and Israel will not be able to subdue the Iranian people and the IRGC. The revolution".
The Iranian missile strike on the hospital in Beersheba received extensive coverage around the world, even if mostly correct. The British media quoted Netanyahu's promise to"collect a full price from Tehran", Italian newspapers:"One of the heaviest attacks". The Spanish Al-Fays:"This is one of the main hospitals, Iran is threatening to expand the war to the entire region".
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is expected to arrive in Geneva, Switzerland, tomorrow, where he will meet with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Britain and the European Union. From there, he is expected to travel to Turkey to participate in a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, on Saturday and Sunday.
The Qatari"Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed" reported, citing Iranian sources, that"the United States has recently repeatedly sent messages to Tehran requesting that it monitor the negotiations with a third party." Iran's neighbors welcome the return to diplomacy and have announced their willingness to host Iranian-American negotiations. Iran's neighbors and the countries in the region are striving to restore calm and stability.
"Araqchi's talks tomorrow in Geneva reflect Europe's determination to regain its grip on the nuclear negotiations." The sources also said: "A neighboring country is seeking to hold a round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington on its territory soon."
White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt told reporters at a briefing that"I have a direct message from the president, and I quote: 'Based on the fact that there is a significant chance that negotiations may take place with Iran in the near future - or not - I will make a decision on whether to join in the next two weeks.' That's a direct quote from the president for all of you today."
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She was asked what a possible agreement with Iran should include, and replied:"Zero enrichment of uranium. The proposal that Witkoff presented to the Iranians was both realistic and acceptable within its terms." She was also asked about the American intelligence that contradicted the Israeli claim that Iran was close to obtaining nuclear weapons, and she replied:"It is a fact, and the American administration insists on it - that Iran has never been closer to obtaining nuclear weapons."
According to her,"The IDF and Israel exceeded the expectations of many in their ability to truly disrupt Iran's nuclear facilities, and also eliminated key figures in the regime's leadership. This is of course an issue that we are following daily. The president was now in an intelligence briefing. He continues to receive updates from the National Security Council, and he will continue to do so throughout the war and the conflict. He is in constant contact with our Israeli colleagues - first and foremost with Prime Minister Netanyahu."
"Iran is in a weak and very vulnerable position due to the attacks and assaults from Israel," she continued."And as for the president's statement - he was very clear - Iran can and should sign an agreement. We sent them an agreement that was practical, realistic - or they will face Serious consequences. Also, the Europeans are meeting with the Iranians tomorrow, so we'll see how that meeting goes." Continue reading
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Even six days after the outbreak of war between Iran and Israel, the question marks outweigh the exclamation marks. It is worth remembering that Israel has not faced a campaign against a sovereign state – and even less so against a regional power, even if weakened – in decades. On the other hand, Iran has not faced such a complex reality since the Iran-Iraq war. The meaning is clear: it is difficult to predict how things will develop and what the long-term consequences of the campaign will be on decision-making in Tehran. What can already be determined is that the assessments that were valid until about a week ago are not necessarily relevant today. Therefore, all the basic assumptions that seemed reasonable until the outbreak of the conflict must be reexamined.
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(Photo: gettyimages, ATTA KENARE / AFP, REUTERS / Ronen Zvulun)El Al announced after the press conference by Transportation Minister Miri Regev, in which she said that the authority to force companies to fly passengers on Shabbat is reserved solely for the Defense Minister, that it will operate emergency medical flights this coming Shabbat, with the approval of the Chief Rabbis of Israel."The list of passengers includes El Al passengers and passengers of other companies who urgently need to arrive in Israel and were approved by a senior professor who ran leading medical centers in Israel, and who defined the cases as life-saving or life-saving," El Al said."The flights will be free of charge for all approved passengers. At this stage, there are three flights; if additional flights are needed, El Al will work to add them."
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The Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, visited the Research Brigade yesterday with the Head of the Intelligence Division, Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, the Head of the Research Division, Maj. Gen. Ofir Mizrahi Rosen, and other commanders. The Chief of Staff spoke with the commanders and soldiers of the Research Brigade who presented him with the situation and the operational plans for the future. He expressed his appreciation for"the important and precise work of the Intelligence Division in the war and the operation against Iran in particular."
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A satellite image analysis conducted by the Bloomberg news agency shows that Iran has been working feverishly in recent days to remove its oil reserves from its territory. This, according to the report, is so that Tehran can continue to reap profits from the precious resource while Israel operates throughout the Islamic Republic - and in the shadow of fears that the US will join the extensive strike operation. According to the report, Iran is removing the oil from ports to tankers at sea. However, it was reported that Kharj Island - the world's largest oil terminal located near and owned by the country - is still full of oil.
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CNN reported that US President Donald Trump's national security team arrived at the White House - ahead of a security briefing in the Situation Room. According to the report, Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hasegawa, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff arrived at the area where the discussion would take place - about an hour before its estimated start."The White House defined the meeting as an 'intelligence briefing,' but the fact that it took place in the Situation Room suggests that these are more sensitive discussions than the usual daily intelligence update, which usually takes place in the Oval Office," the report said.
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The body of the late Maria Peshkurova was found among the rubble in Bat Yam, four days after the Iranian missile hit the building where she was staying with her family - who were also killed. 31-year-old Pashkurova is the ninth person killed at the deadly scene. She was killed alongside her 7-year-old daughter Nastya from the Iranian missile strike, Nastya's grandmother, Lena Pashkurova (60), and her two maternal cousins - Konstantin Tutevich (9) and Ilya Pashkurov (13). The family came from Odessa, Ukraine.
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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar attacked his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi: "You are lying! "I was just at Soroka Hospital with dozens of international journalists, and they saw with their own eyes the brutal results of your regime's missile attack on a civilian hospital that treats Jews, Muslims and Christians alike," he wrote on X Network."No artificial intelligence lies, no fake maps will change the facts. Your barbarity is exposed to the world."
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The Reuters news agency reported, citing three diplomatic sources, that the US President's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, spoke by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi"several times" since Operation "With the Dog" began. This, according to the report, is in order to find a"diplomatic solution to the crisis".
A Middle Eastern diplomat close to Tehran told Reuters that Araqchi told Witkoff that the Islamic Republic"may show flexibility on the nuclear issue" if the US pressures Israel to end the war. Another diplomat said that"the first conversation was initiated by Washington".
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The Israeli Intelligence Agency ranked more than 100 key atomic researchers, according to four levels: A - the most important - B, C, D. Then came the opening blow of the war, and the names at the top of the list were eliminated one by one. The full story: Tomorrow in"Yediot Aharonot" in the "7 Yamim" supplement
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Fire and Rescue spokespeople reported that a fire broke out in a car scrapyard near Tamra, apparently as a result of an interception."Three firefighting teams are working to control the flames and prevent them from spreading to other vehicles and buildings," it said.
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(Photo: Fire and Rescue Spokesperson)
IDF Spokesperson reported that the head of the Intelligence Directorate - Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder - visited yesterday the unit that coordinates the preparation of targets for attacks in Iran, and said that"already on the first night of the operation, we hit the PUS very hard, on the order of 30 commanders - we are talking about chiefs of staff, air force commanders." According to him,"Two days ago we managed to attack their secret headquarters (Iran - 17) in the mountains, some of the commanders managed to escape from there to another place. 12 hours after that, we managed to attack Chief of Staff Hatem al-Anbia, who fled to the same place in the mountains on another ridge in Tehran, with excellent work by the intelligence and command staff."
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The Iranian delegation to the UN has rejected Israel's "false accusations regarding the attack on Soroka Hospital." According to the Iranians,"Our self-defense measures are precise and in line with international law. We only target facilities involved in attacks against us. Iran acts according to international law and does not target civilians or civilian infrastructure."
The Supreme National Security Council in Tehran said earlier that "Iran will continue to respond in a similar manner to Israeli attacks. To any Israeli attack that is carried out in a different manner, Iran will also respond in a different manner. If any third party intervenes in the Israeli attacks against Iran, it will receive an immediate response without any hesitation." The Iranians also claimed that there were no casualties in the Israeli attack on the Arak nuclear reactor this morning.
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Yehuda Cohen, the father of kidnapped soldier Nimrod Cohen, attacked Prime Minister Netanyahu for the words he said from the scene of the attack in Soroka, according to which his family and he are paying heavy personal prices as a result of the war."After I finished shedding crocodile tears over the tragedy of the Netanyahu family, I gathered my thoughts and came to the amazing conclusion that in fact Avraham (Avner) Netanyahu can get married in a shelter under the Rabbinate building," said Yehuda.
"But my son Nimrod Cohen, an armored soldier who was kidnapped on October 7 from the broken tank provided to him And to his team, not only can he not get married - he can't breathe, he can't see daylight and has been in danger of death for more than 20 months. And all this because of the happy groom's father, Benjamin 'I don't remember' Netanyahu, who to this day is still afraid of flip-flops and is not willing to end the war in Gaza to free my son, because he - Netanyahu - is afraid of the convicted terrorist Ben Gvir and the arsonist Smotrich. Netanyahu, stop whining, stop being afraid, and end the war in Gaza for the sake of freeing the sons of Nimrod the Soldier. Or resign".
Vicky and Yehuda Cohen (Photo: Yariv Katz)
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(Photo: Noam Elbaz)
Alarms warning of rocket and missile fire were activated in the Golan, the Galilee, the confrontation line, the Carmel, the Gulf, the valleys, Wadi Ara and the Menashe area, following launches from Iran. This was reported by the Home Front Command and an IDF spokesman.
The alarms were sounded in the following major localities: Yokneam Illit, Shfaram, Kiryat Yam, Acre, Haifa, Daliat al-Carmel, Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Ata, Kiryat Motzkin, Nesher, Tirat Carmel, Atlit, Nahariya, Deir al-Assad, Yarka, Sakhnin, Karmiel, Nazareth, Migdal HaEmek, Nof HaGalil, Beit Jan, Safed and Tiberias.
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In an article he published with historian Neil Ferguson on the American website "The Free Press", former Defense Minister Yoav Galant wrote that"Israel has done most of the work. Only Trump can finish it."
According to him, Iran's nuclear facilities have been almost completely destroyed, but the underground facility at Fordow remains unharmed - and only the US has the military capability to destroy it."Only the US can do this, and only President Trump can order it," it said.
Yoav Galant (Photo: Yair Sagi)
Ynet has learned that 5,110 people have been defined as homeless by the Ministry of the Interior since the outbreak of the war with Iran. According to the Ministry of the Interior, all of them receive accommodation from the state in hotels and homes in the community.
Most of the homeless come from Ramat Gan (955) and Petah Tikva (945), two of the hardest-hit and deadliest areas of the war so far. 812 come from Bat Yam, which also suffered fatal damage to several buildings in its area this week, while Tel Aviv has 907 new homeless people due to the rocket fire on their homes that were damaged. In Bnei Brak, 550 people are considered homeless due to the attacks on the city, while 368 residents of Rehovot also fell into this category.
Destruction of a building in Bat Yam that was hit by a missile (Photo: Yoav Keren)
Russia is calling on Israel to immediately stop airstrikes on the nuclear power plant in Bushehr in southwestern Iran, where Russian experts work. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed last night that"we have workers at the nuclear reactor in Bushehr in Iran, and we agreed with Israel that their safety will be guaranteed." Bushehr, the only operating nuclear power plant in Iran, uses Russian fuel that Moscow takes back after it is depleted - in order to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova issued the call - and also repeated the Russian warning to the US not to intervene militarily in a war between Israel and Iran."This will have negative and unpredictable consequences," she said.
Putin and Netanyahu (Photo: Dana Kopel, Photo: Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP)
Education Minister Yoav Kish announced the postponement of the matriculation exams scheduled for next week, the extra week. He presented three possible scenarios: holding the exams after the postponement, as long as the security situation allows; postponing them to early September, when six concentrated exam days will be held; and converting the protective scores to final matriculation scores - and canceling the external exams.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Education will ask schools to transfer the protective scores of the remaining and postponed matriculation exams now, as part of preparations for a situation in which it will be decided to convert the matriculation exams to protective scores.
Yoav Kish (Photo: Yair Sagi)
Following the severe damage to Soroka Hospital, which led to the paralysis of the only super medical center in the south of the country, the Ministry of Health instructed hospital administrators to work to minimize the number of patients.
Among other things, they were instructed to prepare to discharge mothers within 12 hours after giving birth - instead of the current 36 hours for a normal birth and 48 hours for a cesarean section. This is according to a letter sent by the Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sefi Mendelovich, to the directors of hospitals and health funds, which was obtained by Ynet.
Evacuation of patients from Soroka Hospital (Photo: JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
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The defense establishment believes that among several missiles launched in a barrage from Iran this morning, there were additional missiles - which exploded when the missile hit. This, after examining the findings collected by the forces at one of the crash sites.
The moment of the explosion in Ramat Gan, this morning
Katz called Khamenei a "modern Hitler," and added: "He has great ideological influence, he uses all his resources for the cause, and today we see proof that he gives the order to shoot at hospitals. We see that he should not be on the agenda." The defense minister added: "We need to understand the meaning, he has been a sole leader for years. He must not exist, alongside the goals of the operation, until it is carried out. This thing of preventing its existence is one of the goals of the operation."
Katz and Khamenei (Photo: Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
El Al announced the expansion of the destinations of rescue flights to Israel, as part of which two flights are expected to take off tonight from New York and one from Bangkok.
It was also reported that the company is preparing to operate rescue flights next week from major destinations where many El Al passengers are, and to which there is"high connectivity" from many destinations - London, Paris, Larnaca, Athens, Rome, New York, Los Angeles and Bangkok.
El Al's Dreamliner (Photo: shutterstock)
Chief of Staff Zamir's letter to IDF soldiers (Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
The private home of former Health Minister and current Bund president Danny Naveh, who lives in a small town in the Dan bloc, was hit by a missile barrage from Iran. He and his wife were in New York - and were on a video call with the children at the time of the alarm:"Suddenly we heard a loud boom, it was clear that it was in the house. The second floor collapsed, the children were in the emergency room and survived." Watch the dramatic footage:
The former minister's house in Savyon
The overthrow of the ayatollahs' regime has not yet happened, but the West is already examining the claimants to the throne. The Shah's son, who has lived in exile for 46 years, is interested in the position, although it is doubtful whether anyone in Iran is interested in it. The protest movements are giving hope, but right now the young men and women are not filling the squares. The minorities are also waiting for the day the regime is overthrown. And of course, there is the possibility that Khamenei will survive, and Israel will be forced to deal with With his son who is as radical as he is.
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The protests in Iran in 2009. So it didn't work (AFP)
The US is warning that in a scenario of an attack on Iran, Washington could"once again find itself in the business of regime change" - after unsuccessful adventures in Afghanistan and Iraq. This, with the possibility that a B-2 bomber will be shot down, that the Fordow facility will not be destroyed - and above all the fear of the unknown.
The reasons that cause US President Donald Trump to procrastinate - In this article
Donald Trump (Photo: AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The scene of the crash in Holon (Photo: Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A monk in an apartment in Holon (Photo: Jack GUEZ / AFP)
The destruction in Ramat Gan (Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
Ramat Gan (Photo: Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
Damage to a synagogue in Holon (Photo: Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bakaye attacked the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, saying that he"betrayed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and turned the IAEA into a partner in an unjust and violent war by Israel."
He said,"Misleading narratives have bad consequences. You have turned the IAEA into a convenient tool for countries that are not members of the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) to deprive its members of their basic rights."
Rafael Grossi (Photo: Joe Klamar / AFP)
The destruction in Soroka(Photo: Alex Kolomoisky )
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(Photo: Alex Kolomoisky )
(Photo: Alex Kolomoisky )
Saqtar may also mediate in an attempt to end the war with Iran, nuclear talks were held in Oman, Switzerland represents American interests in Iran - while the chance that Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey will mediate is smaller. More and more countries are offering to act as mediators, but President Trump demands"total surrender," Iran refuses - and there are no negotiations. And what is Israel's position?
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(Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP, Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS, Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP, Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP, AFP PHOTO / HO / SAUDI PRESS AGENCY SPA)The Shiite terrorist organization added: "The US will find that it has fallen into a deep abyss due to its support for Israeli attacks against Gaza, the resistance in the region and Iran."
Ali Khamenei In Syria, it was reported that an Iranian drone was intercepted by Israel in the western countryside of Daraa in the southwest of the country, near the border triangle with Jordan. A drone was also reported to have been intercepted in the rural area of Quneitra. Another report stated that seven drones were intercepted in the skies over Syria.
At the same time, Jordan's General Security announced that an Iranian drone fell near a shopping center in the Abu Nasir area, north of the capital Amman, damaging a vehicle and a bus stop. No injuries were reported. This morning, there were several reports in Jordan of crashes in several provinces in the country.
Shrapnel in Syria
One person is listed as missing at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, which was directly hit by an Iranian missile this morning.
Soroka Hospital, this morning (Photo: AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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At least 20 buildings were damaged in Ramat Gan as a result of the impact caused by the Iranian missile. After a nerve-wracking hour, rescue forces finished rescuing the injured, including a baby a few months old and his mother, a 4-year-old child and several pets. Watch the footage from the security cameras of the moment of impact:
The destruction in Ramat Gan (Photo: AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
The scene in Ramat Gan (Photo: Dana Kopel)
(Photo: Dana Kopel)
After the heavy barrage from Iran, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that"the cowardly Iranian dictator is sitting in the depths of the protected bunker and is firing aimed shots at hospitals and residential buildings in Israel. These are war crimes of the most serious kind - and Khamenei will be held accountable for his crimes."
Katz also said that "the Prime Minister and I have instructed the IDF to increase the intensity of attacks against strategic targets in Iran and against government targets in Tehran - in order to remove threats from the State of Israel and undermine the ayatollahs' regime."
Defense Minister Katz (Photo: Ariel Hermoni, Ministry of Defense)
Even after the heavy barrage this morning that caused destruction in several areas, there is no change in the Home Front Command's instructions, which yesterday issued easing of defense instructions.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement to the media on the operation with Kalavi (Photo: Nir Sharaf, GPO)
President Yitzhak Herzog also addressed the direct attack on Soroka, saying:"A baby in intensive care and his mother caring at his bedside, a dedicated doctor going from patient to patient, an elderly woman in a nursing home - these were Iran's targets." According to him,"Soroka is one of the best hospitals in Israel. The dedicated hospital staff - both Jews and Arabs - work there in extraordinary harmony, united in the sacred mission - saving lives from all religions, beliefs and lifestyles - Jews and Muslims, Israelis and Palestinians. We remember well the magnitude of the hour and the values of humanity and humanity, the values of civilization, which are under attack by a jihadist regime that seeks to destroy us."
President Herzog (Photo: Kobi Koeneks)
The IDF attacked the nuclear reactor in Arak, which contains the structure that seals the reactor - a key component in the production of plutonium. This was confirmed by the IDF spokesman, who added that 40 fighter jets attacked dozens of military targets with more than 100 munitions overnight.
The attack was carried out against the component intended for the production of plutonium, thus preventing its ability to be used again for the production of nuclear weapons, it was reported. The Air Force also attacked a site used for the development of nuclear weapons in Natanz, where unique components and equipment used for the development of nuclear weapons are located, and projects are being developed there that enable the acceleration of the nuclear weapons program.
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
The Ministry of Health has instructed other hospitals to prepare to receive patients from Soroka Hospital, with patients expected to be transferred to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon and Assuta Hospital in Ashdod, among others. One of the buildings that was damaged in Soroka was evacuated yesterday.
A worker at the scene said:"It's lucky we evacuated one of the wards yesterday, otherwise there wouldn't have been a wards. The ceiling fell on us, the impact threw me off. Until you experience something like this, you don't believe it could happen, it's impossible to digest something like this. The patients in the wards are being evacuated." Meanwhile, the suspicion of a leak of hazardous materials on an upper floor at Soroka Hospital was ruled out.
The moments of the attack in Soroka
16 people were injured following the missile strike in Holon, three of them in serious condition. All were evacuated to Wolfson Hospital in the city. There is still a risk of being trapped at the scene of the strike, and rescue forces are working on the scene.
The scene of the strike in Holon (Photo: Fire and Rescue)
(Photo: Kobi Koeneks)
(Photo: Fire and Rescue)
21 people were slightly injured in the rocket strike in Ramat Gan. They were evacuated to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv and Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. Forces at the scene are searching for those trapped.
The crash site in Ramat Gan(Photo: AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
(Photo: AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
(Photo: AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
The damage in Soroka
A missile hit Soroka Hospital in Beersheba directly. Heavy damage was caused. There is a fear of a collapse at the site. Patients at the scene said,"It was really stressful. We heard the alarm and went to the stairwell - the protected space. Suddenly we heard an abnormal boom, things were flying. The ceiling was flying."
Soroka
(Photo: Komata)IDF spokesman said that "the Air Force has now begun a wave of attacks in Tehran and other areas in Iran." The targets, mainly in Tehran and its west, are weapons caches, missile launchers and other military targets.
Later, IDF spokesman Maj. Gen. (res.) Kamel Pinhasi issued an"urgent" evacuation warning for workers and residents in the area of the IR-40 nuclear reactor near the city of Arak, which is powered by heavy water. The IDF statement did not specifically mention the reactor, but it and its surroundings were circled.
"The IDF continues to operate in the area, as it has done in recent days throughout Iran, to attack the Iranian regime's military infrastructure," it said."Dear citizens, for your safety and well-being - We ask you to immediately evacuate the marked area, according to the map. Your presence in this area endangers your lives."
IDF Spokesperson's Evacuation Warning in Persian (Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
Iran agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal to redesign the facility to alleviate concerns that it could develop into a bomb. In 2019, Iran began operating the second cycle of the heavy water reactor, which at the time was not in violation of the 2015 agreement. Britain helped redesign the reactor at Arak at the same time to limit the amount of plutonium it could produce. Produces, thus acting for the US, which withdrew from the agreement in 2018 during Trump's first term. Continue reading
A Fox News poll determined that while most Democrats (69%), Republicans (82%) and voters for independent candidates (62%) agree that Iran poses a real risk - in practice, they are divided on the necessity of Israel's strikes on Iran. According to the poll, 49% support the strikes, compared to 46% who oppose them. Republicans (73%) are more likely than Democrats (32%) and independents (32%) to support the strikes.
At the same time, a small demonstration is taking place outside the White House tonight against Israel's war in Iran, and against American participation in it.
Protesters outside the White House (Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt)
IDF spokesman updated that in the Beit Shean area, the Air Force intercepted another drone launched from Iran.
Parts of the drone intercepted in the Springs Valley(Photo: M.A. Mayanot)
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The previous Security Council discussion on the war between Israel and Iran (Photo: Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) 
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(Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg) Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first statement on the war between Israel and Iran, nearly a week after a surprise attack in Operation Kalavi. The president, who maintains close relations with Iran, said he was in contact with US President Donald Trump and Israel about the situation. He said Russia had presented a framework for an arrangement to Iran, Israel and the US, but insisted:"We are not imposing anything on anyone."
He said,"Iranian society is united around its political leadership. The right thing would be to find ways for the fighting to stop and for there to be an agreement regarding Iran." Putin stressed that "it is important to maintain Israel's security as well as Iran's," revealing: "We have workers at the Bushehr nuclear reactor, and we have agreed with Israel that their security will be guaranteed."
The Russian president also said that his country and the Islamic Republic "can continue to work with nuclear energy," and that "the decision on the situation should be made first and foremost by Iran and Israel."
Putin in St. Petersburg (Photo: Reuters/Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS)
First published: 00:38, 19.06.25
