Hagaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch in a special letter of Chizuk from his location in the USA to yeshiva Bochrim in Eretz Yisroel: ‘To instill in our hearts the feeling that everything is in the hands of Hashem.’. The Rosh Yeshiva calls on yeshiva Bochrim to strengthen their Limud HaTorah, avoid wasteful activities, and act responsibly.”

Two explosions occurred at the Fordow nuclear enrichment site, located several hundred meters underground, the IRGC’s Fars News Agency confirms.

Esmail Qaani, commander of the Quds Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, was killed during an Israeli strike in Iran, The New York Times reported on Friday evening, citing an Iranian source. Qaani succeeded Qasem Soleimani as commander after the latter was killed in a targeted operation by the United States in 2020. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says the military is continuing to strike Iran “with full force.” “We are continuing with the two main efforts we defined for ourselves, the defensive effort and the offensive effort,” Zamir says during an assessment with the IDF’s top brass. “There will be more difficult moments, and we must be prepared for the range of scenarios we have trained for,” he says. “We are continuing with full force, at a high pace, in order to meet the goals we have set for ourselves,” Zamir adds.

As tensions escalate in Eretz Yisroel, Keren Olam HaTorah has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Torah institutions across the country, urging Klal Yisroel to intensify their efforts on behalf of yeshivos and kollelim.
In a phone call Friday morning, Rav Dov Landau and Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch conveyed a powerful message to the organization’s leadership: the zechus of supporting Torah learning serves as a shield for the entire yishuv in Eretz Yisroel. The roshei yeshiva emphasized that American Jewry has a unique responsibility to bolster Torah support at this critical time.

The IDF releases additional footage showing its strikes against Iranian military facilities today. The clips show strikes on a site in Iran used to launch drones and ballistic missile launchers, according to the military.

President Donald Trump revealed in an interview with The New York Post that he knew Israel would take military action against Iran if the Islamic regime failed to agree to a reworked nuclear deal with the United States.
“I always knew the date,” Trump said during the phone call. “Because I know everything. I know everything. I know everything.”
Explaining further, Trump said, “I gave them 60 days and they didn’t meet it. Today’s 61, you know. Today’s day 61.”
Trump had welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to the White House on April 7, just over sixty days before Israel executed strikes targeting key Iranian nuclear scientists and senior military officials.

BREAKING: Due to the security situation in Eretz Yisroel, the gedolim’s planned visit to America has been put on an indefinite hold. However, gedolim already here will still be attending a scheduled asifa in Baltimore on Sunday.

The IDF reiterates its evacuation warning for large areas of the Gaza Strip. “The IDF continues to operate with great force against terror organizations. The areas marked in red on the map are considered dangerous combat zones,”

The U.S. is repositioning its military forces due to fears of an Iranian retaliation after the Israeli attacks. The USS Thomas Hudner is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean, with a second destroyer ready to deploy. President Trump is meeting with his National Security Council to assess the situation.

Iranian media is reporting that underground missile bases mobilized for retaliation.

The IDF releases footage of additional airstrikes on surface-to-surface missiles in Iran.

Satellite images show extensive damage to Iran’s Kermanshah Underground Facility, including its entrance.

WATCH: An Iranian drone intercepted over Quneitra in southern Syriac near the border with Israel.

Maran Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, rosh yeshiva of the Philadelphia Yeshiva and the zekan roshei haeyshivos, was taken back to the hospital overnight due to low hemoglobin levels.
The rosh yeshiva remained so that additional tests could be conducted to evaluate other health concerns.
At the time of this writing, it remains unclear whether the rosh yeshiva will be able to return home before Shabbos or if he will need to remain hospitalized.
All are asked to continue davening for the complete refuah sheleimah of Rav Shmuel ben Itta Ettil.
{Matzav.com}

Following Israel’s recent strike on Iran and growing security tensions across the region, the nosi of the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah of Shas, Rav Yitzchok Yosef, issued a powerful public message urging Klal Yisroel to strengthen itself in Torah and tefillah, and to ensure that batei knesses and batei medrash remain open unless the security forces issue explicit instructions to remain near protected spaces.

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