Despite attending numerous sporting events during his presidency, the US president will break with a custom established at recent World Cups and skip his national team’s first match of the tournament. These are the administration representatives who will attend the clash against Paraguay.
Although it did not take part in the US strikes on targets in Iran, the IDF and CENTCOM are coordinating their moves, with updates continuing in real time around the clock. The Israeli Air Force is waiting for the signal and preparing for days of combat. Security officials: “It is too early to know how things will develop.”
After two nights in which the US military struck Iranian army targets and bases near the Strait of Hormuz, the US president said the attacks would resume, as Qatari mediation efforts continue.
The US struck a series of targets across Iran overnight. Iranian reports said air defense systems had been activated and explosions were heard in several areas across the country. A senior US official said US forces struck air defense systems and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's military responded: "As of now, the Strait of Hormuz is closed. We will fire on any ship that tries to pass."
A prehistoric cave has been found near Zikhron Yaakov, and the Israel Antiquities Authority will seek to use it to reconstruct how humans lived in ancient times and developed patterns of life. Professor Ron Shimelmitz: “We have been privileged to excavate a unique site of global importance.”
