As Israel wages its most aggressive and far-reaching military campaign against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, attention is increasingly focused on one site: the Fordow uranium enrichment facility, a heavily fortified installation buried deep within a mountain in northern Iran. Military and intelligence officials warn that the success — or failure — of the Israeli operation may ultimately hinge on Fordow’s fate. Fordow, long regarded as Iran’s most invulnerable nuclear site, remains mostly untouched as of Sunday, despite widespread strikes on other critical infrastructure. That includes the destruction of above-ground facilities in Natanz and Esfahan and the assassination of several senior nuclear scientists.

According to a report from Reuters on Sunday, which cited two U.S. officials, President Donald Trump recently rejected an Israeli request to carry out a strike targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do, we’re not even talking about going after the political leadership,” a senior official in the U.S. administration told Reuters.
Barak Ravid of Axios confirmed the Reuters report, citing a U.S. official who explained: “Since the operation commenced, the Israelis had an opportunity to kill the Supreme Leader. We communicated to the Israelis that President Trump is opposed to that. The Iranians haven’t killed an American, and discussion of killing political leaders should not be on the table.”

The public was informed on Sunday that the remains of Warrant Officer Aviv Atzili were retrieved from Gaza last week, along with those of Yair Yaakov.
Atzili served as a member of the emergency response unit in Nir Oz and confronted the terrorists who infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023. He lost his life in the fighting, and his body was taken by Islamic Jihad operatives from the kibbutz. He was 49 years old when he was killed.
His wife, Liat, had been kidnapped from their home in Nir Oz by Hamas operatives and was later freed through a hostage release agreement.

On Sunday night, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu spoke publicly about Israel’s recent military campaign targeting Iran, emphasizing what he referred to as major accomplishments.
“Our incredible pilots are now flying above the skies of burning Tehran,” Netanyahu said. “We are determined to complete the mission of removing the dual threat.”
Netanyahu also appealed for internal solidarity amid the crisis. “Four of our citizens were killed in Tamra. I heard people cheering, and I am disgusted by it. Missiles do not distinguish between Jews and Arabs. They target us all. The enemy wants to destroy every one of us — and we are fighting this battle together.”

Video footage captured the direct impact in Haifa, injuring 4 people.

Four people were injured in the Iranian ballistic missile impact in Haifa, including a 72-year-old woman in moderate condition, medics say. According to Magen David Adom, the woman suffered smoke inhalation from a fire sparked by the impact. Three others are lightly hurt, MDA says. Another three were treated for acute anxiety.

UPDATE: Two people are lightly injured by shrapnel following an Iranian ballistic missile impact in Haifa, Magen David Adom says. MDA says it is scanning the area for additional injuries.

October 7 marked the day Hamas unleashed a wave of unspeakable brutality across southern Israel. In this must-watch video, Douglas Murray, author of On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization, joins Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, LMFT—therapist and author of Viktor Frankl and the Psychology of the Soul—on The Viktor Frankl Podcast to dissect both the ideology driving such horrors and the extraordinary resilience of the survivors. Watch the video now at www.torahpsychology.org The Face of Unfathomable Evil That morning’s assault was not a mere outbreak of violence; it was a deliberate celebration of death. Rape, torture, kidnapping, and slaughter were carried out with sadistic delight.

The Stoliner Rebbe has successfully returned to Israel from Larnaca via private flight through Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. He was received with great respect by Egyptian officials and escorted with heavy security. His seven children accompanied him on the trip, which marked the yahrtzeit of the Beis Aharon in Ukraine.