The Haggadah is not a frozen document, but rather a generic text that holds an idea that is renewed from time to time. From ancient Egypt, where the Hebrew slaves told the story of the ancestors' exodus from exile, to the modern exodus from Egypt, which is the State of Israel.

Iran's Fars news agency said an explosion was heard at an airport in the central city of Isfahan but the cause was not immediately known. Iran suspended flights over the cities of Isfahan, Shiraz and Tehran, state media reported.

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, had her personal computer and photos of the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish taken from her home. She was transferred for further questioning at the police station in Mevasseret Zion.

President Joe Biden said in a statement that he had directed US Treasury “to continue to impose sanctions that further degrade Iran’s military industries.” “Let it be clear to all those who enable or support Iran’s attacks,” he said, “we will not hesitate to take all necessary action to hold you accountable.”

"Psychological treatises will one day be written on the moral degeneracy which has taken hold of so many Western minds,...