Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury
The appointment of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr was said to have received the approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
Inside Rishon LeZion’s emergency response unit, reservist medics confront blast injuries, anxiety victims and relentless alerts as Iran alternates between ballistic missiles and cluster munitions in ongoing attacks.
Their arrival, along with another Marine unit of similar size on its way from San Diego, will bolster the 50,000 U.S. troops already in the region.
The ministry says 111 remain hospitalized, including 12 in serious condition.
More than 50 targets were hit in an overnight wave of IAF strikes.
Dispatchers at Magen David Adom’s fortified national operations center in Ramla juggle routine calls alongside red alerts during the war with Iran.
U.S. officials told multiple outlets that Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is regarded by some in the White House as a workable partner who could lead the Islamic Republic.
The strikes were “part of the current operational phase aimed at further degrading core Iranian terror regime systems,” it said.
Magen David Adom reports the victims were lightly wounded in the latest missile attack on central Israel.
“The Hasmonean Brigade will continue to act with courage in every arena where it is required,” its commander said.
Iran’s Supreme Leader has not been seen in public and did not deliver an address for the Iranian New Year on Friday, and the rumor mill is in full swing.
The Israeli prime minister vowed to “safeguard our vital interests under all circumstances.”
