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07:00

RED ALERT in Central Sector and Jerusalem - Sirens heard

Initial reports of a number of missile impacts

According to MDA, there are several direct hits on structures, two in the Dan Bloc area and one in the Negev area.

Reports on some 20 missiles shot in this barrage

3 impacted areas in the central region, 1 in the south

VIDEO of impacted site - as you can see, in a civilian neighborhood

Soroka hospital hit in Beer Sheva [VIDEO]

Iranian TV: Israel attacked the heavy water reactor in Arak tonight

Soroka Spokesperson:
There is damage to the hospital and extensive damage in various areas.
We are currently assessing the damage, including injuries.
We ask that you not come to the hospital at this time.
We will update with additional details as soon as possible.

Two seriously injured in Holon

Wolfson Medical Center: 3 seriously injured were brought from Holon

Holon this morning:

08:30

HUGE MISSILE shrapnel from intercepted missile at the entrance to the city of Ariel in Samaria:

IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE STRIKE TARGETS ISRAELI HOSPITALS AND CIVILIANS, MULTIPLE INJURIES REPORTED

A missile that struck Holon, injuring at least 40 civilians, including 3 seriously wounded and nearly two dozen with light injuries, according to Magen David Adom.

Wolfson Medical Center confirmed that 3 seriously wounded victims from Holon were transported to their facility for emergency treatment.

Meanwhile, Channel 12 reports a suspected hazardous material leak on one of the floors at Soroka Hospital, prompting evacuation and removal operations by emergency teams.

In total, at least 30 people have been injured across multiple locations in Israel following this wave of Iranian ballistic missile attacks, marking a serious escalation in the ongoing conflict.

MDA Director General: Last night, the Ministry of Health gave instructions to further level the floor that was damaged in Soroka - many lives were saved.

Doctor at Soroka Hospital: "Just yesterday we evacuated the old surgical building that took a direct hit today. It's a great miracle"

09:00

The US Embassy in Qatar announced that it has temporarily restricted its employees' access to Al-Udeid Air Base, amid Iranian threats to attack American bases in the region.

Damage seen to several high-rise buildings in Downtown Ramat Gan as a result of an impact from an Iranian ballistic missile.

Rescue of a baby from one of the arenas in central Israel:

The stupid gleeful pro-Iranian channels claim that the Tel Aviv stock exchange was hit. What they don’t know is that the Ramat Gan area that suffered a direct hit is where the Israel diamond exchange is. The stock exchange is in Tel Aviv!

IDF: The IAF struck dozens of military targets including an inactive nuclear reactor in the area of Arak

Overnight (Thursday), 40 IAF fighter jets, with the precise intelligence direction of the IDF Intelligence Directorate, struck dozens of military targets in Tehran and additional areas throughout Iran, using over 100 munitions.

The Israeli Air Force bombed Iran's Arak heavy water reactor this morning, along with dozens of other military sites overnight, the IDF announces.

As part of the strikes, and as part of the broad effort to prevent the Iranian regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon, the nuclear reactor in the area of Arak in Iran was targeted, including the structure of the reactor's core seal, which is a key component in plutonium production.

Construction of the reactor began in 1997 but was not completed due to international community intervention.

The reactor was originally intended for the production of weapons-grade plutonium, capable of enabling the development of nuclear weapons. In light of various agreements, in recent years the Iranian regime advanced its conversion to produce low-grade plutonium, which is not suitable for the production of nuclear weapons. However, the regime deliberately ordered not to complete the conversion that would have prevented its use for nuclear weapons — in order to exert pressure on the West.

The strike targeted the component intended for plutonium production, in order to prevent the reactor from being restored and used for nuclear weapons development.

Additionally, the IAF struck a nuclear weapons development site in the area of Natanz. The site contained components and specialized equipment used to advance nuclear weapons development, and projects designed to accelerate the regime’s nuclear program were hosted there. 

Furthermore, the IAF also struck military production sites belonging to the Iranian regime, including factories producing raw materials, components used in assembling ballistic missiles, and sites for the production of Iranian air defense systems and missiles.

Additionally, air defense batteries, surface-to-surface missile storage sites, detection radar systems, and detection equipment belonging to the Iranian regime, were neutralized from the air.

8-year-old Ukrainian girl in Israel for cancer treatment killed in Iranian missile attack

Four members of Anastasia Borik's family were also killed by the Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam.

Health Minister: Iran Committed ‘War Crime’ in Beer-Sheva Hospital Strike

Israeli Health Minister Uriel Bosso called Iran’s missile strike on Beer-Sheva’s Soroka Hospital a “war crime” and credited advance preparations to protect patients and staff for averting a disaster.

“The missile launch at the Soroka Medical Center is an act of terrorism and a crossing of a red line. A war crime by the Iranian regime that was deliberately committed against innocent civilians and medical teams dedicated to saving lives,” Bosso said. “The Ministry of Health was prepared in advance, and thanks to the immediate actions we took, a very serious disaster was averted.”

09:30

US embassy in Israel sends urgent notice about evacuation of US citizens

“Urgent notice,” Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, posted on social media on Wednesday. “American citizens wanting to leave Israel, the U.S. embassy in Israel is working on evacuation flights and cruise ship departures.”

UPDATE: The latest barrage: 4 seriously injured in Holon, 2 seriously injured in Ramat Gan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
This morning, Iran's terrorist tyrants launched missiles at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba and at a civilian population in central Israel.   We will exact the full price from the tyrants in Tehran.

10:00

LEBANON: According to Lebanese sources, two Hezbollah terrorists were eliminated last night in an attack in the Nabatiyeh district.

RED ALERT - Initial warnings sent out

ISRAEL: The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry announced that the missile that hit Ramat Gan fell 200 meters from the Lithuanian Embassy, ​​but there was no damage or injuries to the embassy or its employees.

USA: "Hands off Iran now!" Protesters in New York.... [VIDEO]

IRAN: During the night, 40 Air Force fighter jets, under precise intelligence guidance from the Intelligence Department, attacked dozens of military targets in Tehran and other areas throughout Iran with more than 100 munitions.

BRITAIN: The British aircraft carrier R08 Queen Elizabeth passed through the Suez Canal this morning on its way to the Red Sea. [VIDEO]

SYRIA: Al-Julani's security forces announced that they had foiled the smuggling of Grad rockets to Lebanon (possibly to Hezbollah) in the town of Tel Kalah in the Homs countryside. The driver was arrested and taken for questioning.

11:00

ISRAEL: Under the direction of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will open a foreign communications office at Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva.

12:30

LEBANON:  IDF: Overnight (Thursday), the IDF struck and eliminated the terrorist Mohammad Ahmad Khreiss, Commander of Hezbollah's anti-tank unit in Hezbollah's Chebaa outpost in the area of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.

During the war, the terrorist advanced numerous attacks against the State of Israel and led the anti-tank missile attack on Mount Dov, which resulted in the death of Sharif Suad on April 26, 2024. In addition, the terrorist continued to advance terror activity in southern Lebanon in a way that violated the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.

ISRAEL: A fire has broken out in a forested area on Mount Carmel, specifically in the Mount Carmel National Park near Haifa. 

The fire is reported to have been caused by fallen missile debris.

IRAN: Iranian channels affiliated with the IRGC are publishing an AI video claiming that there is an underground facility under the Soroka Hospital building where Israel stores tanks, and are trying to justify this morning's missile strike.

They also claim that "a military target was attacked" near the hospital, and that the hospital is treating soldiers injured in the fighting in the Gaza Strip, and that it has a "military wing"...

They are trying to present Soroka Hospital as a legitimate military target, when in fact it is a fully civilian hospital. There is no limit to the cynicism and cruelty.

13:00

Defense Minister Israel Katz:

The cowardly Iranian dictator sits in the depths of the fortified bunker and fires 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. Such a person cannot continue to exist

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 to the State of Israel and undermine the ayatollahs' regime.

IRAN: The heavy water reactor in Arak that Israel attacked during the night continues to burn.

IRAN: Forty IAF jets strike dozens of Iranian military and nuclear sites, including the Arak reactor, as part of efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. [IDF VIDEOS including illustration]