Overview

• Israel’s Operation Rising Lion combined air strikes and covert Mossad actions to damage key nuclear facilities and kill several top Iranian military and scientific leaders.
• Iran responded with rocket and drone attacks on Israeli cities, killing at least two civilians and injuring dozens as air defenses around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem were activated.
• Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that continued Iranian rocket fire would trigger devastating reprisals, while Iran declared that nations aiding Israel would face consequences.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency reported no elevated radiation levels at the targeted enrichment sites, leaving the long-term impact on Iran’s nuclear program unclear.
• The United States maintains it was not involved in the strikes, limiting its role to protecting American forces in the region while urging both sides to avoid further escalation.