YWN UPDATE: ISRAEL AT WAR – THE NUMBERS AS OF FRIDAY AT 3:00PM • Over 520 ballistic missiles launched. • About 400 Drones. • More than 50 impact sites. INJURIES: • 24 people were murdered. • 1,217 people injured: 12 in serious condition, 49 in moderate condition, 1,156 with light injuries. DAMAGES: 30,735 damage claims received by Israel Tax Authority: • 25,040 related to buildings. • 2,623 related to vehicles. • 3,006 related to other property. • 8,190 people were evacuated from their homes.

A Hezbollah commander who the IDF says was responsible for numerous rocket attacks on northern Israel was killed in a drone strike earlier today. The strike in Shabriha, near Tyre, eliminated Mohammed Khader al-Husseini, the commander of Hezbollah’s firepower unit in the Litani river area, the IDF says.

UPDATE: Rambam Hospital reports they have 12 injured patients. 2 serious, 2 moderate, and 8 lightly injured.

In light of the continued closure of Israeli airspace, El Al has announced an alternative route home for stranded passengers — by sea. In coordination with Mano Maritime, a cruise ship will sail from Limassol, Cyprus, to the port of Ashdod on Wednesday, June 26. The voyage will be free of charge for El Al and Sun D’Or customers whose flights were cancelled due to the ongoing situation. Other travelers can book a one-way ticket for €550 through the El Al website. The ship, which can accommodate approximately 1,500 passengers, will first depart from Ashdod to Limassol on Monday, June 24, carrying ticketed passengers from Israel to Cyprus.

This morning, the IAF completed a series of strikes on military targets belonging to the Iranian regime in the area of Tabriz and Kermanshah in Iran. During the strikes, over 25 fighter jets struck over 35 missile storage and launch infrastructure components in the areas of Tabriz and Kermanshah in Iran.

Tehran experiencing loud celebrations — oh wait, that’s just the IAF throwing a going-away party for Iran’s missile program.

IDF: For the first time, the Israeli Air Force used the “Barak” air defense system to intercept a hostile UAV that entered Israeli territory. Developed in Israel, the Barak system is designed to neutralize aerial threats.

The Magid HaRav Boruch Rosenblum warns parents not to frighten and traumatize their children while sheltering and instead sing with them, and do not drag them down 5 flights of stairs in middle of the night, instead go to a safe room.