As Israel continues its fight in Operation Am K’Lavi, a special atzeres tefillah was held Monday evening at the Kosel, organized by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. The emotionally charged event featured the sounding of shofaros and trumpets, invoking a segulah for victory against Israel’s enemies.

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Two of the four victims murdered by an Iranian missile strike on an apartment building in Petach Tikvah early Monday morning have been identified as Yaakov and Dasi Belo, H’yd. Their deaths were announced by their son, Ofir Belo. “With great sorrow and complete shock, we announce the murder of our father and mother, the beloved and dear Yaakov and Dasi Belo, by a direct missile hit on their home,” he wrote. “Details on the time of the levaya will be announced later.” The couple was killed in their reinforced room (“mamad”) when a missile with a heavy warhead hit the wall between two safe rooms. Two others at the site were killed while outside protected spaces—one of them on the floor above and the second in a neighboring building—as a result of the shockwave.

Israel deployed a newly developed air defense mechanism, named “Barak Magen” – Hebrew for “lightning shield” – successfully neutralizing a number of Iranian drones in its first operational use.
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), eight Iranian drones were brought down by the Israeli Navy using both the “Barak Magen” and a long-range air defense (LRAD) interceptor system. The interceptions were carried out from aboard a Sa’ar 6-class missile corvette.
John Hannah, a senior fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) and co-author of a recent report detailing Israel’s response to two major Iranian missile barrages in 2024, told Fox News Digital that the system represents a major upgrade to Israel’s naval defense capability.

The past few days in Israel have been nothing short of devastating. A barrage of hypersonic missiles, explosive-laden drones, and relentless rocket fire launched by Iran and its proxies has rained down on cities across the country, leaving destruction, trauma, and heartbreak in its wake. From the northern border to the heart of Tel Aviv, no community has been spared. In one of the most heartbreaking incidents, an entire Arab Israeli family — including young children — was killed in the north. In central Israel, direct hits on residential buildings and public spaces left over 100 injured and at least 9 civilians dead, among them three children aged just 10, 13, and 18. More than 300 homes and buildings have been reported damaged or destroyed.

US President Donald Trump said that he isn’t looking for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran but wants a “real end” to Iran’s nuclear program. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One shortly after midnight, Trump said, “I didn’t say I was looking for a ceasefire,” he said. “I want a real end—with Iran giving up entirely.” Senior White House reporter for CBS News Jennifer Jacobs wrote on X: “Iran is ‘very close’ to a nuclear weapon, Trump said. ‘I don’t care what she said I think they were very close to having them,’ Trump told us on AF1 when asked about Tulsi Gabbard testimony in March.” “I asked him about efforts to help Americans leave the region, with commercial airspace closed, and he said admin ‘working on that.

Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter said that the world “should expect a surprise” in an interview with Lynsay Keith on Merit TV on Tuesday. In the interview, Leiter said, “The world will understand how determined we are about stopping Iran’s capabilities when it witnesses a surprise on the night between Thursday and Friday. When the dust settles, they will understand that the Hezbollah beeper operation will pale in comparison.” He added that Israel’s ultimate goal is to destroy all of Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities. “We’re progressing ahead of schedule,” he added. It is possible that Leiter is hinting to the possibility of the US joining the war against Iran. On Tuesday, the U.S.

An Iranian missile struck the ALEH rehabilitation center in the Pardes Katz neighborhood of Bnei Brak for severely disabled children and teens in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, collapsing parts of the building and destroying therapy rooms and equipment. Tragically, Avraham Cohen, H’yd, 80, who lived in a neighboring building, was killed by the blast, and 21 people were injured. At the same time, it was an incredible neis that more people weren’t killed. Although the ALEH campus has a public bomb shelter, it was locked that night, and nearby residents turned to other bomb shelters, saving them from the building collapse. Additionally, ALEH is located between tall residential buildings with hundreds of residents.

The IDF announced on Tuesday the elimination of Ali Shadmani, Iran’s War-Time Chief of Staff and the regime’s top military commander. According to the IDF, the strike was carried out by the Israeli Air Force overnight in the heart of Tehran, targeting a staffed command center following precise intelligence provided by the IDF Intelligence Directorate. Shadmani, widely regarded as one of the most powerful figures in Iran’s military hierarchy and a close confidant of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the strike. Shadmani headed the Iranian Armed Forces’ emergency war command and simultaneously commanded both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian army.

According to initial IDF assessments, Iran launched approximately 20 ballistic missiles targeting Israel. MDA says five people are lightly injured at one of the missile impact sites. report no injuries. One missile hit a parking lot in central Israel, damaging the area and setting an empty bus ablaze.

The IDF says it has eliminated Ali Shadmani, the Iranian military’s chief of staff. His predecessor, Ali Rashid, was killed in the IDF’s initial strikes.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that President Trump had taken steps to mediate between Iran and Israel, presenting a proposal aimed at halting the growing hostilities in the region.
“If the United States can achieve a cease-fire, that’s a very good thing,” Macron stated to journalists during the G7 summit in Canada. His remarks came just as news broke that Trump would be cutting his participation in the summit short due to the escalating crisis involving Iran and Israel.
“There is indeed an offer to meet and exchange. An offer was made especially to get a cease-fire and to then kick-start broader discussions,” the French president explained. “We have to see now whether the sides will follow.”

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