Despite Iranian Threats of Escalation, Reports of Strikes in Lebanon

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The Home Front Command will announce a full return to routine starting tomorrow morning.

Prime Minister Netanyahu will make a statement to the press this evening at 18:15.

Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a sharp warning today to Hezbollah and Iran, following the recent launches toward IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon and Tehran's threats to link the Lebanese arena with the Iranian arena. "The Dahieh in Beirut is subject to the same rules as the communities in the north," Katz said. "Any attack on the communities in the north will lead to an attack in the Dahieh." The defense minister made clear that the IDF will continue to operate in Lebanon against the terrorist organization Hezbollah, also against the backdrop of efforts to stop the escalation with Iran. According to him, Israel firmly rejects the Iranian threats and will not allow Tehran to dictate new rules of the game through Hezbollah. "We reject the Iranian threats outright," Katz said. "Any Iranian attempt to tie Lebanon and Iran together and attack Israel will be met with great force, as happened yesterday."

Katz's remarks came after the IDF Spokesperson updated on launches fired from Lebanon toward areas where IDF forces are operating in southern Lebanon. In one incident, three launches were identified, some of which were intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory, and another launch fell near the forces. Later, another launch was identified in the Zarit area, and it too fell in the area where the forces are operating. There were no casualties in either incident.

A further launch from Lebanon fell near IDF forces in southern Lebanon. The IDF Spokesperson said that following alerts that were activated a short time earlier in the Zarit area, one launch fired from Lebanon was identified and fell in the area where IDF forces are operating in southern Lebanon. According to the army, there were no casualties in the incident. It was also reported that the alerts were activated according to policy.

The IDF is striking again in the Tyre area.

Will Israel strike in Beirut? Sirens were activated in the Upper Galilee.

Report: The Trump administration prevented assistance in intercepting the missiles from Iran. According to a senior U.S. official quoted by CBS, Washington ordered that no defensive action be taken to protect Israel. Background: Trump's pressure to stop the round.

Iran is canceling all domestic flights in the country until further notice.

Report: Netanyahu halted strike plans in Iran. Israeli military sources told The New York Times that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a halt to plans for additional strikes in Iran, after the unusual exchange of fire between the sides. According to the report, the instruction was passed to the IDF at a stage when Israel was already preparing to continue operations against Iranian targets, but the political leadership decided to block the move at this stage. The report comes against the backdrop of growing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who in the past 24 hours called on Israel and Iran to stop the fire and prevent escalation into a wider campaign. At the same time, Iran announced it had stopped offensive operations against Israel, but threatened that any further strike would be met with a harsher response.

Three launches from Lebanon toward IDF forces in southern Lebanon. The IDF Spokesperson said that following alerts that were activated a short time earlier in several areas in northern Israel, three launches were identified that were fired from Lebanon toward IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon. According to the army, some of the launches were intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory, and another launch fell near IDF forces. No casualties were reported in the incident. It was also stated that the alerts in the north were activated according to policy.

At Trump's request, Israel is stopping in Iran, but not in Lebanon. A senior Israeli official says Israel is halting strikes in Iran at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump. However, according to him, the halt does not apply to the campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the strikes in the south of the country will continue in the coming days at full force. The official stressed that Israel will not allow Hezbollah to take advantage of the restraint toward Iran to continue firing at the communities in the north and at Israeli civilians. According to him, if attacks on Israeli territory continue, the IDF will continue to operate deep inside Lebanon as well, including in the Dahieh in Beirut.

After the strike in Tyre, sirens in Kiryat Shmona and the surrounding area.

Following the Iranian threat, reports of strikes in southern Lebanon. The IDF is striking in Tyre, according to reports in Lebanon.

The education system is preparing to reopen, the matriculation exams have been canceled until Sunday. The Education Ministry said that if the Home Front Command announces a full return to routine and restrictions are lifted, the education system is ready for an immediate return to regular learning.

Prime Minister Netanyahu finished a call with President Trump, and said he will decide soon where things are headed.

Iran says operations against Israel have ended.

Message to Iran, stop the fire, and the strikes will stop. A diplomatic source from the region told Dani Zaken in Israel Hayom that Israel and the United States conveyed a message to Iran through mediators, according to which there will be no further strikes against Iran if Tehran does not fire again at Israel.

Education Minister Kish says there will also be no classes tomorrow. The education minister said that tomorrow will be a day of preparation, "to build frameworks and allow local government to organize." On Wednesday, a return to face-to-face learning in a protected format, the capsule model.

IDF Spokesperson statement.

Prime Minister Netanyahu will convene the security cabinet at 21:00.

IDF Spokesperson, in the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, the IDF attacked raw material production infrastructure for the missile program of the Iranian terror regime. The Air Force, under precise intelligence direction from the IDF Intelligence Directorate, attacked this morning several infrastructure facilities in the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran, which were used by armed forces subordinate to the Iranian terror regime to produce and export raw materials for weapons systems. The facilities that were struck produced unique materials that serve as essential components for the development of ballistic missiles, which pose a direct threat to the State of Israel and its citizens. These are critical components in the existing production infrastructure at the complex for the missile program of the Iranian terror regime. The strike adds to several other strikes carried out against the complex during Operation Rising Lion.

The Ministry of Health says that since the start of the special home front situation, as of 11:00 a.m., 44 injured people have been evacuated to hospitals, one of whom is currently hospitalized in mild condition.

An Iranian military source: "Iran is prepared for a prolonged war with the Zionist regime and to strike the United States, and all the necessary means have been fully prepared for this." A military source in Iran told the Iranian news agency Tasnim: "Iran is prepared for a prolonged war with the Zionist regime and to strike the United States, and all the necessary means have been fully prepared. If the Israelis and Americans think they can, through controlled tension, turn Iran and the resistance framework into predictions or limit the type of response from Iran, they are making a foolish mistake."

Amid the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran, oil prices are jumping by 4% or more. The price of a barrel of Brent crude rose 4.8% to $97.52. U.S. oil is up 4.3% to $94.82 per barrel.

The spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baghaei: "The renewal of the war with Israel endangers the negotiations for a nuclear deal with the United States, which is coordinated with Israel."

The Indian Embassy in Tehran: We call on our citizens to leave Iran immediately.

Trump: "Israel and Iran must stop firing now."

The Meir Medical Center says the condition of the two shooting victims who were seriously wounded in yesterday's attack has improved, both are fully conscious and their condition is defined as stable. The condition of the third victim, who was moderately wounded, is good and she was discharged home this morning.

A missile fell in the middle of the desert, a social media star came to take a photo. Remains of an Iranian ballistic missile found in the desert near Vered Yeriho in Judea and Samaria.

Tehran at this hour, strikes in Tehran, according to Section 27A.

Reports of strikes now in southern and western Tehran.

IDF Spokesperson, the IDF has completed a wide strike against strategic defense systems of the Iranian terror regime.

MDA says that at this stage no casualties are known.

Intercepts in the skies over Beit Shemesh, watch.

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Sirens were activated in the north.

Launches identified, advance warnings in the north, center and the coastal plain.

The Revolutionary Guards spokesperson: We have proven time and again that the skies of Israel and the region are under our will, and in the grip of the destructive missile power of the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force.

The Houthis are renewing the naval blockade on Israel: "Any Zionist movement in the Red Sea will be a target for our forces."

United Hatzalah: We treated several injured people who were hurt on the way to the protected area following fire from Yemen and Iran during the night and morning. In all cases, no physical casualties were found. United Hatzalah psychosocial support teams assisted several people suffering from anxiety. During the night and morning, several lightly and moderately injured people were treated after they tripped while on their way to a protected area.

IDF assessment, the exchange of blows with Iran is expected to continue for several days. The IDF is preparing for a broad reserve call-up and is expected to recruit several reserve battalions, and reinforce forces on the borders, mainly on the seam line in Judea and Samaria and on the Jordan border. So reports Doron Kadosh on Army Radio. In addition, a broad reserve call-up in the Home Front Command also began this morning, rescue and extraction forces that are prepared to reach impact sites, if God forbid there are any.

In Iran, they report activation of defense systems in the skies over Kermanshah in the west of the country.

Forces are scanning for impact sites in Samaria. Police and bomb disposal units from the Judea and Samaria District, together with Border Police bomb disposal units in Judea and Samaria, are currently conducting searches to locate impact sites of interceptor fragments in the Samaria area, with no reports of casualties. Reports of property damage were received.

The Home Front Command demands restrictions on activity at Ben Gurion Airport.

Opposition sources in Iran publish documentation from the petrochemical plant that was struck.

In Israel they confirm, the IDF struck a petrochemical plant in Iran this morning. The IDF Spokesperson: The Air Force, guided by the Intelligence Directorate, struck a short time ago several targets in the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran.

Documentation from the impact in Samaria.

The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, tweets from Jerusalem: "Hearing loud booms, once again we are under threat from a crazed regime."

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The Fars news agency: The IDF struck a petrochemical plant in Iran a short time ago.

The missile that was launched toward Jerusalem apparently fell, no sirens will be heard.

Launches identified toward Jerusalem, alerts expected in the coming minutes.

Fall in Jericho, according to Section 27A.

Fall in open ground in Samaria, according to Section 27A. Fall in open ground.

A hit in a neighborhood in a settlement in Samaria, three houses were damaged, thank God no casualties.

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In Iraq, they report that a drone, apparently belonging to the U.S. military, crashed in the city of Karbala in the center of the country.

MDA says there are at this stage no casualties from the fire toward Israel.

Sirens in the Dead Sea area.

Launches identified from Iran toward Israel, sirens expected in the center and Jerusalem.

IDF, at full readiness in attack and defense. The Chief of Staff and senior IDF officers are currently commanding the IDF strikes in Iran from the Air Force bunker. The IDF is fully ready in attack and defense. The Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, and senior IDF officers have held continuous situation assessments over the past hours and are commanding the IDF strikes in Iran from the Air Force bunker. The IDF is alert and prepared for continued action in all arenas against anyone who threatens the State of Israel.

Israel's ambassador to Washington says these are the targets that were struck in Iran. Israel targeted Iranian surface-to-surface missile launch sites, as well as infrastructure facilities unrelated to the energy sector. The people of Lebanon oppose Iran's branch, Hezbollah, and demanded that Iran leave their country. If Hezbollah fires at Israel, its command centers in the Dahieh will be hit hard.

The missile launched from Yemen was successfully intercepted.

Sirens are sounding in the center and the Shfela.

After the strikes, launches from Yemen toward Israel were identified.

After the strikes: launches from Yemen toward Israel were identified.

The response has arrived, the IDF struck targets in Iran. IDF Spokesperson: The Air Force, under the direction of the Intelligence Directorate, struck a short time ago military targets of the Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran. Iran, Operation Rising Lion, IDF.