Overview

• Earlier on Friday, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, striking Iranian nuclear facilities and eliminating key military and nuclear figures.
• Hours later, Iran responded with a massive missile barrage hitting central Israel, including Tel Aviv and Ramla.
• Israel’s air defenses, supported by U.S. forces, intercepted dozens of incoming missiles over population centers.
• The missile strike caused injuries to multiple civilians in Tel Aviv as explosions lit up the city.
• Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed a further powerful response, putting scheduled talks in Oman at risk.