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Two major steel plants were targeted, as well as critical production facilities of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and munition programs.
Children are being enrolled for checkpoint duty and logistics.
The campaign, named for slain farmer Omer Weinstein, aims to place protective shelters on agricultural land as “Operation Roaring Lion” continues.
As missile barrages continue to target Israeli civilians, Katz warns Iran will pay “a heavy and escalating price for this war crime.”

“Citizens should contribute as much as they can to the country, and the state should give back. That kind of reciprocal relationship is our guiding principle,” she says.
Sgt. Aviad Elhanan Wolansky was fatally wounded and four other soldiers were injured when terrorists fired missiles at his tank north of the Litani River.
Judeo-Persian manuscript honors the Montefiores and their connection to the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
Lior Chorev, a veteran strategist recently added to the former prime minister’s campaign team, once wrote on X that “Trump’s Truth is like Iran’s democracy.”
The goal is for the principle of “one authority, one law, and one weapon” to apply to all armed groups in the Strip.
“Supporting bereaved families is a sacred responsibility that reflects the deep bond between Israel’s supporters around the world and those who have made the greatest sacrifice on behalf of the State of Israel,” the head of the group said.
Kalman Meir Bar releases special rules for holiday eve, advising evacuees and bomb shelter residents on leaven searches during war.
“This is exactly what we’re operating against,” the Israel Defense Forces responded.
The Islamic Republic’s projectiles have slain 66 people outside Israel, and 19 in the Jewish state.
Citizens are subject to strict guidelines proscribing normal activities due to the dangers of enemy rocket and missile attacks.
Israeli troops also seized numerous weapons and other combat equipment used by the Lebanese group.
More than 200 aircraft and ships have arrived in support of the Israel Defense Forces.
Commodore Alireza Tangsiri “had a great deal of blood on his hands,” the premier said.
Under the proposed law, terrorist murderers would face execution by hanging.
Peace can be achieved “if the empire of evil from Tehran and its proxies, especially Hezbollah, are wiped out,” said the Israeli president.
“Israel’s forests are a second home for all of us during Passover, but the current security situation makes visiting them unsafe at this time.”
The Iranian-backed terrorists remain “determined to continue without limits,” Qassem declared.
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba shared an image of the statue of IDF Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, to be unveiled at Entebbe Airport.
The IAF has carried out more than 3,000 airstrikes across the Islamic Republic in more than 600 raids.
PM says campaign against Iran continues as IDF expands buffer zone in Lebanon, pledges more funding for the Galilee and vows to change situation in the Land of the Cedars.
Yasser Hadaya Asadi emphasized his commitment to serving the state in an interview with JNS as he takes over the Adumim Battalion in the Jerusalem envelope.
“They say now the most important thing for them is to bring Rani [home]. On this, we got a promise from all of them,” Itzik Gvili, father of Ran, told JNS.
Israel’s army says 151 troops died in 2025, less than half the 2024 toll, as combat intensity fell.
New regulations take effect Jan. 1 after security reviews found some NGO employees tied to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, officials say.
“On behalf of hundreds of thousands of reservists, thank you,” Israel Katz said. “You are the vanguard of the State of Israel.”
Col. (Ret.) Yonatan David Zagdanski’s Citizen Defenders Project is training armed civilians to become Israel’s first line of defense against terror.
Former defense officials tell JNS that an Israeli base on the Horn of Africa could make operations against Iran and the Houthis much more convenient.
The relationship between Trump and Netanyahu is very strong. There is complete alignment on Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran. And Trump’s fondness toward Israel remains unshakable.
Cameron Kasky, a Democrat who is Jewish, claimed that he was in the Jewish state on a Palestinian-led tour to see the “reality on the ground.”
The renewal comes as U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington and Jerusalem “have an understanding regarding Syria.”
Israeli currency’s surge is being driven by tech exits, defense exports and hedging flows.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid Party) called on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to apologize for what he said amounted to a murder threat against the Supreme Court president..