JERUSALEM -- A missile fired from Iran on Wednesday evaded Israel's air defense systems and struck the city of Dimona, near which Israel's main nuclear facility and reactor are located, state-owned Kan TV reported.
Air raid sirens in the area sounded in the morning and early afternoon, warning of incoming missile attacks, according to the Home Front Command. The Israeli military did not officially confirm whether the missile was intercepted. (Israel-Iran-Missile)
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WASHINGTON -- As many as 290 U.S. troops have been injured since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on Feb. 28, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday.
Among the injured, 10 service members remain hospitalized with serious injuries, said CENTCOM spokesperson Tim Hawkins in a statement emailed to media outlets. (US-Troops-Injured)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump will "unleash hell" if Iran refuses to make a deal over the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.
"President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell," she said at a White House press briefing. "Any violence beyond this point," she said, will be because Iran "refused to understand they have already been defeated and refused to come to a deal." (U.S.-Foreign affairs)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel is creating an expanded buffer zone in southern Lebanon.
The goal is to push Hezbollah forces further from the border, Netanyahu said while speaking to heads of northern municipalities near the Lebanon border. (Israel-Lebanon-Buffer zone) ■
