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Direct missile hit in Tel Aviv leaves one dead, dozens of buildings damaged

Forty buildings were damaged and 200 residents evacuated after an intact Iranian missile struck an older Tel Aviv building, killing a caregiver; the Home Front Command said cluster munitions were identified and warned of falling interception debris 'like minibuses from the sky'

Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.01.26

Sirens across Israel as Iran confirms top commanders killed, leadership council to replace Khamenei

Operation Roaring Lion updates: Iranian media confirm the supreme leader’s death as crowds celebrate and Iraq declares mourning; the Revolutionary Guards threaten unprecedented action, Trump warns of overwhelming force and Iran fires at Israel, Qatar and Bahrain

ynet | 03.01.26

Arkia launches special Athens-Taba flights starting at $359 amid Israel airspace closure

With Israel’s airspace closed and flights canceled, bypass route through Sinai is opening; Arkia will operate special flights between Athens and Taba, Egypt, allowing passengers to combine air travel with an overland crossing into Israel

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.01.26

End of the dictator: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, body found

After 36 years of iron-fisted rule, Iran confirmed that 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an air force strike during the opening phase of Operation Roaring Lion; a protégé of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, he ruthlessly crushed dissent

ynet correspondents | 03.01.26

Hour of nonstop Iranian fire on central, southern Israel after Tehran confirms Khamenei killed

Iranian media confirm Supreme Leader’s death after reported strike with 30 bombs; Revolutionary Guards threaten unprecedented action as missiles hit Israel and Gulf states, wounding dozens in Tel Aviv

ynet | 03.01.26

Tehran mourns, but who will succeed Khamenei?

As tens of thousands mourn in Tehran, Iranian media report additional senior officials killed in the strikes and announce the appointment of interim successors to assume Khamenei’s leadership duties

Yahli Weintal | 03.01.26

Historic days in the making

Opinion: The US challenge is not merely to wage an operation against Iran but to shape a revolution, sustaining unprecedented, relentless pressure to bring down a regime whose threat has grown steadily since 1979

Tzachi Hanegbi | 03.01.26

Iran confirms Khamenei’s death as celebrations erupt, Khomeini statue torn down

The US president announced Khamenei’s elimination, prompting celebrations across Iran, urged elements of the Revolutionary Guard to support peaceful regime change, as the shah’s son declared the Islamic Republic finished and reports said a successor could be named within hours

ynet | 03.01.26

Saudi Arabia urged Trump to strike Iran; Khamenei killed after Israel detected early meeting

Bin Salman publicly backed diplomacy and said Saudi soil would not be used for an attack, but in talks with Trump warned of dangerous consequences if the US did not act; a report detailed Khamenei’s meeting with advisers and the strike that was moved up

Reuters | 03.01.26

Israelis stranded in Dubai after airport strike: 'There are no sirens, missiles falling nearby'

The UAE said it intercepted 137 missiles and 209 drones from Iran in the first day of fighting; four were wounded at Dubai airport, Israelis described heavy interceptions and no sirens, dozens remain stranded in Saudi Arabia after a diverted flight

Nina Fox | 03.01.26

Woman killed, 22 injured in direct strike in Tel Aviv after siren sounded late

Emergency crews say among the wounded is man seriously wounded by shrapnel; all were evacuated to nearby hospitals as teams continued searching damaged buildings for possible additional victims

ynet | 03.01.26

Trump says Khamenei is dead

Trump also said he is hearing that many members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, military and other security and police forces no longer want to fight and are seeking immunity from the United States

Yossi Yehoshua, Yaron Drukman, Ron Crissy | 02.28.26

IDF confirms Iranian defense minister, IRGC chief among officials killed in opening strike

The operation began with a preemptive strike after the military identified several locations in Tehran where senior Iranian defense officials had gathered

Yaron Drukman, Ron Crissy | 02.28.26

Trump says Iran campaign could 'go long' or 'end in two, three days'

US official said the decision to launch the operation was driven in part by intelligence indicating that Iran intended to carry out a preemptive missile strike against American forces

Reuters | 02.28.26

Netanyahu: Khamenei’s compound destroyed, signs suggest he is gone

PM said the surprise morning strike marked a new phase in the campaign against Iran and expressed growing confidence that the supreme leader was killed

Nina Fox | 02.28.26

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