Following nearly 13 hours of relative quiet in Israel, early Friday morning saw a new barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles targeting southern regions. The attack forced millions of residents to take cover in bomb shelters as sirens blared across the area. One missile struck Beersheva, landing directly in front of an apartment building. The impact caused multiple vehicles to burst into flames and inflicted severe damage to the structure. Bichasdei Hashem, according to Magen David Adom, there have been no reports of physical injuries so far. A few civilians experienced anxiety and panic attacks due to the shock of the attack. Emergency services are on the scene providing support and assessing the damage.

Damage inside an apartment in Beersheva following an impact by an Iranian ballistic missile.

Heavy damage to apartment building in Beersheva. Bichasdei Hashem as of now, MDA is reporting no injuries.  

Footage from the missile impact in Beersheva. MDA is on the scene and says as of now there are no reported injures.

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President Donald Trump is holding off on authorizing U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, amid growing concerns that toppling Iran’s leadership could plunge the region into chaos and repeat the mistakes of Libya, the NY Post reports. According to multiple sources close to the administration, Trump has repeatedly invoked the NATO-led intervention in Libya during internal deliberations, citing it as a cautionary tale of regime change gone wrong. In 2011, the U.S. joined a coalition to remove Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, only to watch the country descend into civil war and lawlessness — a scenario Trump is determined to avoid with Iran. “He doesn’t want it to turn into Libya,” said one insider familiar with the president’s thinking.

Israel assassinated nine of Iran’s ten most senior nuclear scientists in their sleep during its initial assault on Iran last week, dealing an unprecedented blow to the heart of Tehran’s nuclear program. The operation — code-named Operation Narnia — unfolded in the dead of night between Thursday and Friday and was followed hours later by the killing of the tenth scientist, according to Israel’s Channel 12, which broke the story on Thursday. The assassinations were part of a broader, multi-pronged Israeli strike that also targeted Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure, key nuclear enrichment facilities at Natanz, and senior figures in the Islamic Republic’s military command.

On Thursday, Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot shared a deeply emotional update: the tefillin belonging to Michael (Miki) Nachum had been discovered by Home Front Command teams amid the ruins of the residential building struck by an Iranian missile earlier this week.