In a dramatic late-night address as explosions lit up the skies over Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the launch of a sweeping military campaign aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear and military capabilities — a move he described as a defining moment in Israel’s history. “We are at a decisive point,” Netanyahu declared solemnly. “Our brave pilots are attacking a large number of targets across Iran.” The prime minister confirmed that the strikes — part of a long-anticipated operation — are focused on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile factories, and other key military assets. “This operation will continue until the mission is completed,” he said, vowing that Israel will not back down.

Secondary explosions seen at a ballistic missile factory in the city of Piranshahr in western Iran following Israeli airstrikes.

HAPPENING NOW: Tehillim being recited now in Yeshiva Ponevezh as the IDF carries out its operations to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program

BREAKING: Israeli intelligence reports suggest that the entire Iranian general staff, including the chief of the general staff and several senior nuclear scientists, were eliminated tonight. Details are still emerging.

Yesterday afternoon, the office of the Israeli Prime Minister made it a point to inform journalists that Binyomin Netanyahu was indeed set to take a vacation this weekend: “As opposed to reports spread online,” the prime minister did not cancel his trip to the north.
This clarification seems to be a deliberate tactic aimed at convincing Iranian intelligence that there would be no impending strike over the weekend.
It is also worth mentioning that the wedding of Netanyahu’s son Avner, planned for Monday, is now expected to be delayed.
{Matzav.com Israel}

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal jud

The House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work done by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk. The package targets foreign aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides money for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service as well as thousands of public radio and television stations around the country. The vote was 214-212. Republicans are characterizing the spending as wasteful and unnecessary, but Democrats say the rescissions are hurting the United States’ standing in the world and will lead to needless deaths.

Residents of Tehran are reporting that Iranian MiG-29 fighter jets are taking off from Mehrabad Airport.