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- According to a report from an Iranian opposition channel, Iran's new leader Mojtaba Khamenei has died in the hospital.
- US State dept: El Al chartered flights from Israel to Newark and New York from March 16 to March 19 have returned over 2,000 Americans to the United States at no cost to the American taxpayer. Each of these flights was designated exclusively for American citizens.
- El Al has scheduled 28 commercial flights to North America to take place over the next 7 days to the extent permitted by the Israeli authorities.
- One of the ballistic missiles launched from Iran at northern Israel a short while ago carried a cluster bomb warhead, footage shows. A burning fragment came crashing down in Chaifa No injuries were reported amid the missile fire.
- Non stop rounds of missiles tonight towards Yerushalayim area reports of fragment falling at Ramot junction in Yerushalayim
- More missiles on the way for the 14th time today red alerts again sounding in yerushalayim
- Missile fragments that fell in Beit Shemesh, after interceptions over Yerushalayim
- Politico: Three US Navy ships, carrying about 2,200 Marines, are expected to arrive in the Middle East region as early as next week from the Pacific Ocean. This move may allow the deployment of forces on one of several islands in the Persian Gulf to help protect navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The Marines may also be part of an operation to take control of Kharg Island
- All clear no reports of injuries.
Incoming missiles from Iran red alerts issued for Central region Beit Shemesh areas
Netanyahu press conference Quotes:
-They say Israel somehow dragged the U.S. into a conflict with Iran. Does anyone really think that someone can tell Trump what to do? Come on. (In English)
-We have warned for decades that Iran would launch missiles at all the countries around it. Just imagine what would happen if they had nuclear warheads. Israel and the US protect the world, not just the Middle East.
- I see this war ending a lot faster than people think.
- Iran cannot enrich uranium and produce ballistic missiles anymore. We are crushing them to pieces.
- Together with the US, we are leading the fight against the axis of evil.
- They talked about hundreds of towers falling in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Haifa - but the towers that are falling are in Beirut and Tehran. We have changed the Middle East beyond recognition.
- It is too early to say if the Iranian people will take advantage of the conditions - we are working for that to happen, but in the end, everything will depend only on them
- I spoke with dozens of leaders who admit: the US and Israel are fighting our war. They told me this in private conversations; I say it publicly.
- EL AL announced a limited flight schedule for March 21–28 ahead of Pesach due to security restrictions. Flights will operate to 12 destinations (including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, major European cities, and select Asian locations), with passengers automatically reassigned if applicable. Flights to Rome, Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Warsaw are canceled, with possible additions if restrictions ease.
- Japan Reporter: Why didn’t you inform allies before attacking Iran?
Trump: We wanted surprise who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?
- Trump: I'm not planning to send ground forces anywhere. We're advancing in the war faster than expected.
- Trump: “We are seeing defections at all levels as they're starting to sense what's going on with the regime... The regime will probably collapse within itself. There's a lot of military defections also... I don't blame them
- Trump about Bibi attacking oil fields : “I told him (Bibi), 'Don't do that' and he won't do that. We're independent, but get along great. It's coordinated, but on occasion he'll do something and if I don't like it so we're not doing that."
-Four people are injured in a Hezbollah rocket attack on a residential building in Kiryat Shmona.
MDA says it treated a man in his 60s in serious condition who sustained a shrapnel injury, a woman aged 68 who was injured in the head, and two men in their 20s who were lightly hurt by a blast.
- Latest barrage from Iran: hit on the refineries in chaifa from a interception debris
- Israel Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen: "The damage to the electricity grid in the north is localized and not significant. The Electric Company teams are already on the ground and have restored electricity to most of those who were disconnected. Additionally, in the northern barrage, there was no significant damage to infrastructure sites in the State of Israel."
- Incoming missiles from Iran alerts issued for Yerushalayim and Central regions
- Flights out: there's still many Anericans trying to get home for Pesach and the cancelations are making it harder to find tickets for outgoing flights. Lalechet has a planned charter flights leaving next week with a stop over in Bucharest for $2400
-Israir notes that cancellations apply only to regularly scheduled flights and do not include repatriation flights that are currently continuing to operate to and from Ben Gurion Airport, according to the outline determined by the Transportation Ministry.
- Oil, gas prices soar after strikes on energy sites
- Iran fires 8th barrage at Israel since midnight
- Since this morning, Iran has attacked energy facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait
- United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says that the US will today carry out “the largest strike package yet” “To date, we’ve struck over 7,000 targets across Iran and its military infrastructure. That is not incremental. That is overwhelming force applied with precision.
- Israir announces the cancellation of the original flight schedule that was planned prior to the war, until March 31, 2026.
- Saudi Arabia threatens military response against Iran.
- Reuters report: The Yanbu port on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, currently the country's main port for oil exports and located more than 1,000 kilometers from Iran and the Persian Gulf, was attacked from the air this morning. According to the report, minor damage was caused
- Senior Israeli sources believe that the Iranian regime is nearing collapse amid ongoing targeted eliminations and strikes, with leadership reportedly in chaos. These sources say “unusual and powerful actions” are planned to further destabilize the fanatical regime and demonstrate to the Iranian public that the Ayatollahs’.(Marc Zell)
- Washington Post: Drones were spotted during one night in the last 10 days over the US military base Fort McNair in Washington, DC, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reside
-Treasury Secretary Bessent: In the coming days, we may unsanction Iranian oil that’s on the water.
- Hegseth: The media wants you to think 19 days in, we're spinning toward an endless abyss or a forever war. Nothing could be further from the truth.”
- WSJ: Gulf countries say "the only acceptable outcome of the war would be an Iran so defanged and enfeebled that it could never imperil its neighbors again."