TRAGIC UPDATE: The death toll at the scene of the Iranian missile attack in Bat Yam has risen to 6 after two additional fatalities were recovered. The victims include a woman around 60, a man around 70, a woman around 55, a boy around 10, a girl around 8, and a teenage boy around 18. There are reportedly still 18 people unaccounted for. Search and rescue operations continue.

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran, stating that any assault on the United States would trigger an unprecedented military response “at levels never seen before.”
He emphasized that the power unleashed by the U.S. Armed Forces would be unlike anything witnessed in the past.
In a message posted on his Truth Social account, Trump made it clear that the United States was not involved in the recent overnight strike on Iranian territory. He added, “we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!”
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The IDF releases footage of Israeli strikes on ballistic missile launchers in Iran. In the past hour, the Air Force carried out another wave of strikes in western Iran, targeting missile storage and launch infrastructure.

A manhunt unfolded on Shabbos across the Minneapolis suburbs as authorities searched for a suspect accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer and murdering a sitting Democratic legislator. The shootings, described by Governor Tim Walz as “a politically motivated assassination,” resulted in the deaths of Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, and left Senator John Hoffman and his wife wounded. Officials believe the suspect attempted to flee following the attacks.

The IDF announced on Sunday morning the death of Sergeant First Class (res.) Noam Shemesh, a 21-year-old from Yerushalayim, who was serving as a squad commander in the Shimshon Battalion (92) of the Kfir Brigade. He was killed in action during fighting in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
With his passing, the total number of Israeli military personnel who have died since the beginning of the war has reached 867. Of those, 424 soldiers have fallen since the ground operation in Gaza commenced.
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UPDATE: MISSING PERSON FOUND: The individual who was reported missing on Shabbos afternoon in Boro Park has been safely located. Boro Park Shomrim extends its thanks to Chaverim and all volunteers from across neighborhoods who participated in the successful search.

HY’D: IDF Sergeant First Class (res.) Noam Shemesh, aged 21, from Yerushalayim, a squad commander in the Shimshon Battalion (92), Kfir Brigade, was killed in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.

TEHILLIM: The tzibur is urgently requested to daven for Baruch Avraham Yisroel Ben Chava Yitta and Golda Bas Rochel Fraida, both of whom are in critical condition after being struck by a drunk driver in a serious Motzei Shabbos accident on Old Nyack Turnpike in Monsey. Two other children were also struck in the incident and are reported to be in stable condition.

PARIS – France is enhancing security around Jewish

Footage from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the Hamedan Province of Western Iran earlier today shows the destruction of several trucks which appear to have been carrying ballistic missiles.

The horrific scene in Bat Yam as search and rescue operations continue.

An Iranian government representative issued a stern warning that any nation offering support to Israel would become a direct target of Iranian retaliation.
“Iran reserves the right – under international law – to respond decisively to this regime,” the official told CNN. “Any country that attempts to defend the regime against Iran’s operations will, in turn, see its regional bases and positions become new targets.”

by Shira Miller Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz

Overnight, three drones launched at Israel from Iran were shot down by the Israeli Air Force over southern Israel. The IDF publishes footage showing a helicopter shooting down one of the drones.

Israel has pressed the Trump administration to enter the conflict against Iran with the objective of dismantling the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, according to two Israeli sources familiar with the matter, Axios reports.
While Israel has launched extensive strikes, it lacks the necessary firepower—such as long-range bombers and bunker-busting munitions—to effectively destroy Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility, which is fortified deep within a mountain, Axios claims. The U.S. military, on the other hand, possesses these capabilities and has them stationed within range of Iranian territory.

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