A suspected drone launched toward Israel from the east, which triggered sirens across northern Israel earlier, was intercepted and shot down by the Israeli Air Force a short time ago, the IDF reports.

The IDF’s Home Front Command launched an investigation into the impact of an Iranian ballistic missile on a residential building in Petach Tikva early Monday morning, in which four people were killed, including two who were inside their reinforced room (“mamad”) at the time of the strike. Initial findings revealed that the missile hit directly the wall between two reinforced rooms, and the wall was unable to withstand such a direct hit from a missile with a particularly heavy explosive payload, Army Radio reported on Monday morning. Two of the people killed were inside one of the reinforced rooms that sustained a direct hit.

A suspicious aerial target was detected in Israeli airspace a short time ago, triggering drone alerts across northern Israel, beginning in the Beit She’an area and moving west toward the coast. The Israeli Air Force is actively tracking the object, and the incident remains ongoing. Residents are urged to follow updated instructions from Home Front Command.

In a dramatic move, the U.S. Air Force has deployed over 30 KC-135 and KC-46 aerial tankers across the Atlantic from bases in the United States, sparking widespread speculation about their role in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. The unprecedented mass deployment, reported late on June 15, has raised questions about whether the tankers are intended to support Israeli Air Force (IAF) operations or prepare for deeper U.S. involvement in the war. According to reports, tankers from multiple Western countries are already assisting the IAF with aerial refueling to enable strikes on Iranian targets. The newly deployed U.S.

TRAGIC UPDATE: A man approximately 80 years old was found lifeless at the site of a missile strike in Bnei Brak, adding to the toll of Iran’s deadly barrage on Israel early Monday morning. Volunteers from ZAKA were dispatched to the scene several hours ago following reports of individuals trapped with serious concerns for their lives. After an extensive search, the man was located, but tragically, he was pronounced dead.

MASSIVE DAMAGE: The ballistic missile impact site in Petah Tikva, east of Tel-Aviv, where a number of floors in two high-rise residential buildings were totally destroyed.

Rescue personnel frantically dig through the rubble looking for survivors at one of the sites that were struck by Iranian missiles early Monday morning.

Just before 4:00 a.m. on Monday, a wave of missile fire from Iran hit central Israel, resulting in the deaths of three people.
Magen David Adom medics responded to multiple scenes across central Israel, transporting 67 people to various hospitals. Among the injured were a 30-year-old woman in critical condition, six individuals in moderate condition, and dozens more suffering from either minor wounds or emotional trauma.
In the north, around Haifa, two people sustained minor injuries at separate impact locations. Rescue crews are working to access three individuals believed to be trapped beneath debris.

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said, bringing an end to a nearly two-day search that put the state on edge. Vance Boelter was arrested Sunday evening. The arrest was confirmed to The Associated Press by law enforcement officials were who were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs. Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were injured at their Champlin home, about 9 miles away.

Vance Luther Boelter, the man suspected of executing a politically motivated double murder and attempted assassination of a sitting Minnesota state senator, was taken into custody Sunday night following a high-intensity manhunt across the state.
Boelter, 57, had previously been appointed to a government position by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Authorities had been searching for him since he allegedly shot State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, and fatally gunned down former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband.

President Trump pushed back against recent remarks by Tucker Carlson, who accused him of betraying the America First doctrine by siding with Israel during its military actions targeting Iran.
Carlson, typically a staunch Trump supporter, criticized Israel’s offensive, suggesting that the United States had a role in it. He wrote that the country was “complicit in the act of war” and added, “politicians purporting to be America First can’t now credibly turn around and say they had nothing to do with it.”
Trump responded by emphasizing that he was the originator of the America First platform and therefore determines what the phrase truly means.

A select group of seven senior officials from Israel’s National Security Cabinet met regularly over the past year to plan the military operation against Iran that was launched on Friday, according to a source who requested anonymity, the Jerusalem Post reports.
This inner circle included Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yisroel Katz, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Shas leader MK Arye Deri.

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