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Israel and Iran Intensify Airstrikes on Nuclear and Civilian Targets

Washington and European capitals are pressing for negotiations to prevent an expanded war

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Overview

  • Israel struck Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, damaging its core seal while the IAEA confirmed there was no radiological release
  • Iran launched missiles and drones at Israeli cities, deploying cluster munitions for the first time and hitting Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba
  • Human rights monitors report over 600 fatalities in Iran and more than two dozen civilian deaths in Israel with hundreds wounded on both sides
  • President Trump said he will decide within the next two weeks whether to deploy US military forces in support of Israel
  • Foreign ministers from Britain, France, Germany and the EU are meeting with Iran’s foreign minister in Geneva to seek a diplomatic de-escalation