Israeli police say a truck driver hit a bus and a nearby station in central Israel, leaving some 35 people injured. Elsewhere, Khamenei says Israel’s airstrikes “should not be downplayed or exaggerated.”
Israeli military: Four soldiers killed in fighting in Lebanon
The Israelimilitary said four soldiers have been killed in fighting in southern Lebanon, with five others being severely wounded.
According to Israeli media, the four were killed as a result of confronting Hezbollah militants in one of southern Lebanon’s Shiite villages.
The total number of Israeli soldiers killed in the October 7 terrorist attacks in 2023, and the wars that followed in Gaza and Lebanon, stands at 769.
Netanyahu: Iran attack “achieved all objectives”
IsraeliPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country’s attack on Iran“achieved all its objectives.”
“The air force attacked throughout Iran. We severely harmed Iran’s defense capabilities and its ability to produce missiles that are aimed at us,” Netanyahu said in his first public comments on the strikes.
Iran’s Khamenei says authorities should decide on possible response to Israeli airstrikes
Iran’s parliament convened for a meeting behind closed doors to discuss the country’s response to the Israeli airstrikes on key targets.
The Iranian parliament has limited influence, with the decision making being concentrated in the state leadership headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Speaking about the Israeli attack, Khamenei said it should “neither be downplayed nor exaggerated,” without explicitly calling for a retaliation.
According to Khamenei, Israel should be made to “understand the strength, will, and initiative of the Iranian nation and its youth,” and that the decision on the country’s possible response should be made by the Iranian authorities.
