Defense and Security
Sgt. First Class (res.) Noam Shemesh, 21, of Jerusalem, was a squad commander in the Shimshon Battalion 92.
“The building they live in was hit,” Foreign Minister Grlić Radman posted on X.
Negotiations with Washington are “meaningless” amid Israel’s attack, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
It is the duty of all countries to initiate “paths of reconciliation,” the pontiff said, urging the warring parties to appeal to “reason.”
Israel says it has disrupted the regime’s chain of command.
Iran’s nuclear program has been “dealt a significant blow,” the Israeli PM said.
“[I saw] destruction in every direction. I needed to get all those people out, one by one. I was covered in blood,” said firefighter Idan Chen.
“We chose to take action against an existential threat to our civilians, with professionalism, determination and precision,” said IAF head Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar.
Israeli aerial defenses shot down drones and responded to a missile from Yemen as air-raid sirens sounded across the country over the past 24 hours.
Jerusalem “should await a harsh response,” the ayatollah threatened.
The scientists served as critical “knowledge centers” within the nuclear project, with decades of experience in atomic weapons development.
Tehran interpreted warnings of an impending attack as Israeli efforts to pressure it to make concessions on its nuclear program.
