According to information provided by Israeli emergency services, several dozen people were injured as a result of a rocket strike on a village in northern Israel early Friday morning.
The ambulance service "Magen David Adom" (MDA) reported that in Zarzir, located near Nazareth, medical assistance was provided to 58 injured individuals, who were subsequently hospitalized.
According to Israeli media, one woman with shrapnel wounds is in moderate condition, while the other 57 injured sustained minor injuries from glass shards and are in "very light condition".
The Israeli army confirmed that soldiers from the Home Front Command were dispatched to the scene.
“The military is assessing the situation in cooperation with emergency services to clear the area,” the army stated.
It was also clarified that “the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.”
The number of injured from the rocket strike in Galilee has increased to 80.
Israeli media reports that the total number of injured from the rocket strike in Galilee has risen to 80 people.
Earlier, Channel 12 reported that a rocket hit a building in Kiryat Tivon, located near Haifa, causing damage.
On the fourteenth day of the conflict, U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continue against Tehran, also affecting Kashan, Isfahan, Qom, and Arak.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported that the 44th wave of their strikes was aimed at Israel.
Trump commented on the condition of Iran's new leader.
In an interview with Fox News, President Trump suggested that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei "has been injured," amid rumors of his injuries on the first day of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
“I think he’s probably alive. I think he’s injured, but most likely still alive,” Trump noted in a conversation with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade.
These remarks came after Khamenei's first address as Supreme Leader was aired on Iranian television on Thursday.
A week earlier, Tehran's ambassador to Cyprus told The Guardian that Khamenei was injured during the strikes on February 28, which resulted in the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and some family members, confirming reports from U.S. media about his injuries.
Latest news on the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran:
- The U.S. military confirmed that a refueling aircraft crashed over western Iraq after an "incident" involving two planes. U.S. Central Command stated that “the event occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury,” but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. Rescue operations are currently underway.
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced the death of a French soldier as a result of a drone attack in Erbil, Iraq, with several others also injured. This is the first loss among French military personnel since the start of the conflict.
- Israel announced the beginning of a large wave of attacks on Tehran's infrastructure, and earlier strikes were also carried out against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and Beirut.
- The new Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, previously stated that Iran would continue to block shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, although his physical presence has not been recorded since the strike that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and there are rumors about his health.
- The new leader also stated that Iran would continue to strike U.S. bases in neighboring countries, while British Defense Minister John Healey reported that the UK shot down two drones from a base in Iraq last night.
Sirens sounded at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey
According to the Turkish state news agency Anadolu, sirens sounded at Incirlik Air Base, located near Adana.
According to the business portal "Economim," the sirens at this key NATO base, where U.S. troops are stationed, sounded around 3:25 AM (00:25 GMT) and lasted for about five minutes.
No official comments have been made regarding the incident, which occurred four days after a NATO air defense system shot down a ballistic missile allegedly launched from Iran. This is the second case in the past five days.
A drone was shot down near the diplomatic quarter in Riyadh.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense reported that a drone was shot down while attempting to approach the diplomatic quarter in Riyadh.
This occurred after a representative of the ministry previously announced the downing of another eight drones in the central and eastern regions of the country.
An Israeli drone attacked a residential building in the suburbs of Beirut.
According to the Lebanese National News Agency, an Israeli drone attacked a residential apartment building in Burj Hammoud, a suburb northeast of Beirut.
Oil prices have risen above $100 per barrel again, as energy markets do not see significant improvement in the situation amid the largest disruption in global energy supplies in decades.
On Thursday, international benchmark Brent crude rose by more than 9 percent, as traders assessed the prospects of weeks, and possibly months, of instability in energy markets amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.
The latest price increase followed the Supreme Leader of Iran Mojtaba Khamenei's promise to maintain the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which about one-fifth of the world's oil supplies pass.
Details can be found here.
A representative of the Iranian parliament criticized the U.S. for casualties among their citizens.
The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, made an ironic remark towards the American military on social media after their statement about the crash of one of the refueling aircraft in Iraq.
“American families should know why Trump is sacrificing their sons and daughters for the expansion of Netanyahu's ambitions,” Ghalibaf wrote in English.
He also added a hashtag referring to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who had ties to Israeli intelligence and was a close associate of Trump.
An American senator calls for accountability for the attack on the Iranian girls' school.
Senator Raphael Warnock from the U.S. stated that the killing of more than 170 schoolchildren in Iran "should be a matter of deep public outrage."
The senator, who is also a pastor and a member of the Democratic Party, called for accountability for the tragedy, for which Iran blamed U.S.-Israeli forces.
“A nation whose leaders so easily ignore the deaths of children needs a moral rebirth,” Warnock wrote on social media.
“We must never forget that Iranian children are also children of God,” he added.
Warnock was one of 40 Democratic senators who recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense requesting information about civilian casualties in Iran, including the missile strike on an elementary school in Minab, where 170 girls were killed.
Iran attacked an international financial center in Dubai using a drone.
Thick smoke rose over the city after the strike. Foreign media also report a possible attack in the Jumeirah beach area.
An Israeli resident organized a brothel in a public bomb shelter in Bat Yam: a foreign woman provided services, according to media reports.
During the alerts, the door of the shelter in the industrial zone was closed from the inside. After complaints were received, inspectors found a room inside equipped with beds, a kitchen, and a shower.
A foreign citizen was detained, and the shelter was reopened.
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