Overview

• Iran employed ballistic missiles with multiple warheads targeting Haifa and central Israel, challenging the country’s air defenses for the first time in decades
• Israeli jets struck the Khondab heavy-water reactor in Arak and the Natanz enrichment site in a fresh effort to degrade Iran’s nuclear program
• Iranian barrages struck Soroka Medical Center and other populated areas, wounding dozens and leaving thousands of Israelis homeless
• President Trump authorized a contingency plan for US strikes on Iran but has not issued final orders as he weighs direct involvement
• Iran’s foreign minister will meet EU counterparts in Geneva as UN and world leaders intensify calls for restraint and de-escalation