Just an hour and a half before he was due to carry out his threat to Iranian civilization, Trump announced a ceasefire. He also claimed that Iran had agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel had reportly agreed to the ceasefire and would suspend its strikes in Iran.
Iran continues to insist on collecting payments in Hormuz as compensation for war damage. Israel is preparing three lines of attack targeting energy facilities, research institutes and senior officials. The most important of them, Mohammad Vahidi, has already evaded more than one assassination attempt.
US officials say targets struck on Iran’s Kharg Island included bunkers, a radar station and ammunition depots. Trump: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
With about a day left before the deadline expires, the US president held a marathon of calls with regional leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the center of the talks was the possibility of a significant escalation in the fighting against the Iranian regime.
The four are being investigated by the Shin Bet and police. It is the third case involving Israelis allegedly working for the Iranian regime to be made public in the past 24 hours.
Tehran insists on a permanent end to hostilities, war reparations, sanctions relief, and international recognition of its control over the Strait of Hormuz – as Trump warns of strikes on power plants and bridges.
Lena Ostrovsky, a voice coach at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio in Jerusalem, was killed alongside her husband, son and daughter-in-law.
With roughly 36 hours left on his self-imposed deadline, Trump has threatened to strike power stations and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened – and Gulf states are watching in dread, fearing their critical desalination plants could be next.
A father released from Rambam's underground ward was killed alongside his wife, son, and son's partner when a missile struck their home.
At Israel Hayom's request, a Magistrate's Court in Ashkelon authorized publication of new details Sunday in a serious security investigation being conducted by the Shin Bet and the International Crime Investigations Unit.
