Israel at war day 622
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12:00 pm
- Trump has been briefed on both the risks and the benefits of bombing Fordo, Iran's most heavily secured nuclear facility, and his mindset is that disabling it is necessary because of the risk of weapons being produced in a relatively short period of time, sources say.
Trump is aware of the diplomatic effort being undertaken with EU officials meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Switzerland on Friday. John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, has said in closed-door settings that Iran is viewed as being very close to possessing nuclear weapons, despite the official line from the intelligence community that Iran's leadership hasn't given a formal order to build bombs, according to multiple sources. (Bloomberg reporter)
- Israel’s Head of Military Intelligence: 30 Iranian commanders, including their chief of staff who fled to the mountains, were eliminated at a secret headquarters.
- Israel believes that it has destroyed two-thirds of Iran's missile launchers, leaving the mullahs with around 100 more. Remember: no matter how many missiles Iran has, if they have no launchers with which to fire them at Israeli cities, the missiles are useless.(Amit Segal)
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued an “evacuation” warning for the area near Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility, according to Iranian media.
- Cleared for publication: A few days ago, an Iranian missile destroyed the cancer research facility at the Weizmann Institute. The newly built chemistry building, which was just about to be inaugurated, was also leveled. Beyond the estimated 2 billion shekels in physical damage, the true loss is immeasurable. Years of groundbreaking research, wiped out. Irreplaceable progress in the fight against cancer, gone in seconds.(Media reports no source)
10 15 am
- There are no immediate reports of impacts in urban areas or injuries in Iran's ballistic missile attack, Magen David Adom says.
At least 10 missiles were fired from Iran in the attack, according to initial IDF assessments.
Sirens had sounded across northern Israel.
- Sirens sounding in northern Israel due to a barrage of ballistic missiles fired from Iran
9:00am
-Trump: "The Wall Street Journal has No Idea what my thoughts are concerning Iran!"
The WSJ claimed yesterday that he approved attack plans against Tehran but had not yet given the final order.
- יציאת מצרים continues as thousands heading back home from Israle via Egypt arranged by Plano Rite travel with coach buses arriving at Taba crossing to Sharm E Sheik Airport with chartered flights to Milan and connecting flights to Europe and US.
-The Home Front Command confirms that one of the missiles launched this morning from Iran was equipped with a cluster munition. It is a missile with a warhead equipped with several small bombs weighing 2.5 kg of explosives. It is a familiar missile, equipped with bombs that are released at an altitude of 7 km in the air, spread over a radius of 8 km, and explode using a percussion mechanism when they hit the ground. The unique missile with the cluster munitions exploded over the city area and fragments were scattered in other nearby areas. The Home Front Command says that some of the bombs this morning were dropped, so it is forbidden to approach them, and that it is critical to call bomb disposal teams to neutralize the danger.(Itay Blumental)
- 20 Israeli aircraft destroyed dozens of missile launchers and other infrastructure in Western Iran.
- Updates: 271 injured people arrived at hospitals this morning, 4 in serious condition, 16 in moderate condition, 220 in mild condition, 24 with anxiety disorders, and 7 whose condition has not yet been determined.
- The stock exchange building in Ranat Gan was also hit by Iranian missiles.
President Trump will convene a meeting in the White House Situation Room today.
- Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz saying "closing the economically important waterway remained an option". — Sky
- The IDF is investigating if the Islamic regime launched a cluster bomb at Gush Dan. A larger missile appears to have dispersed smaller missiles (all unguided) aimed at killing as many civilians as possible.
- Israeli Defense Minister: Taking out Khamenei is now one of the war goals.
Israel’s defense minister warned on Thursday that the Israeli military would intensify its strikes on “strategic targets” in Iran, after a barrage of Iranian missiles hit several locations, including a major hospital complex in southern Israel.
-Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed that Iran had targeted Israeli military facilities near a hospital, according to the Fars news NYT
- An open miracle thebold surgical ward that was hit in Soroka hospital was evacuated yesterday
- Some 30 missiles fired in early-morning last barrage, warhead causes extensive damage to Soroka, the main hospital in southern Israel; 6 people seriously injured in Ramat Gan and Holon
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed that he will participate in nuclear talks with the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union in Geneva on Friday
- The Magen David Adom emergency service said that a man, 80, and two women, both in their 70s, were among six people seriously hurt. Two people were moderately injured, and at least 42 others suffered light injuries from shock waves and shrapnel at the various impact sites. In addition, 18 people were lightly injured as they scrambled to shelter
- The South Without a Medical Supercenter, Preparations to Evacuate Many Patients from Soroka
-Soroka Hospital in Beersheba is being evacuated after a rocket barrage and a direct hit. Dozens of patients are being transferred to other hospitals, including Barzilai, Hadassah Ein Kerem, Sheba and Beilinson. The Ministry of Health has directed early preparation and evacuation of patients. MDA has provided four buses for intensive care for the evacuation operation