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Israel and Iran Escalate Air Strikes as Trump Mulls US Intervention

A strike on Soroka hospital followed by Israel’s assault on Iran’s Arak reactor intensifies pressure on President Trump to choose US involvement

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Overview

  • Since June 13, Iran has launched more than 450 ballistic missiles and around 1,000 drones at Israel, with one missile striking Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba and wounding dozens
  • Israeli leaders have ordered the IDF to step up attacks on strategic targets, including the Arak heavy water reactor to prevent plutonium production
  • At least 24 civilians have been killed in Israel and 639 people, including 263 civilians, have died in Iran with hundreds more wounded on both sides
  • President Trump has said he will decide within two weeks whether to join Israel’s campaign against Iran’s military and nuclear sites
  • Iran’s foreign minister will meet European counterparts in Geneva on June 20 as diplomats seek a negotiated end to the conflict