The IDF carried out wide-scale airstrikes on regime and Hezbollah sites, expanding “Operation Roaring Lion.”
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Victim was guarding evacuated buildings damaged in an earlier strike as renewed attacks hit central Israel and drones triggered alerts in the north.
Children are being enrolled for checkpoint duty and logistics.
Iran may be losing on every conventional battlefield, but unless the regime is finished decisively, survival itself will be sold as victory—and the cost will reach far beyond the Middle East.
Operation Epic Fury was not simply about defending Israel. It was about reversing a regional collapse in deterrence that convinced America’s Gulf allies they could no longer trust Washington to hold Iran in check.
The IDF degrades Iranian missile stockpiles and targets nuclear research facilities while the Israeli home front faces persistent yet reduced attacks.
Though not without cost, the US-Israeli offensive has already made the world safer. Claims of a “quagmire” are an attempt to politicize an issue that should be bipartisan.
Foreign visitors caught in Israel amid escalating conflict describe disrupted travel, sleepless nights and a growing sense of solidarity as they wait for flights home.
A five-day extension, and suddenly more is at stake than just an ultimatum.
IDF says the latest wave targeted weapons manufacturing and air defense infrastructure tied to Tehran’s military buildup and support for regional proxy groups.