An Israeli security source revealed dramatic new details on Friday morning regarding the extensive Israeli strike against strategic infrastructure deep within Iran. According to the source, the operation - codenamed “Am KeLavi” (literally "Lion's Might," but codenamed in English "Rising Lion") - was years in the making and executed through close cooperation between the IDF, the Mossad, and Israel’s defense industries.
In preparation for the operation, the IDF and Mossad worked side by side to assemble detailed intelligence dossiers on senior Iranian defense officials and nuclear scientists, enabling precise targeted assassinations. Concurrently, a covert campaign was launched to neutralize Iran’s strategic missile array through a combination of airstrikes and ...
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Baltimore, MD - June 12, 2025 - Explore the latest issue of Baltimore Jewish Home.
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Iranian television reported early Friday morning that the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hossein Salami, was eliminated in an Israeli strike.
“He was killed in a strike by the Zionist regime,” said the Iranian Tasnim news agency.
According to unconfirmed reports, Fereydoon Abbasi—former head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization—was also eliminated. Abbasi, a nuclear physicist, survived an assassination attempt 15 years ago that was attributed to Israel.
In addition, Iranian sources reported that Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, president of the Islamic Azad University, was also eliminated.
Meanwhile, the Iranian news agency Nour News reported that Ali Shamkhani, senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei an...
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responded to the Israeli operation against Iran and threatened, "The Zionist regime must expect severe punishment."
"The strong hand of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will not relent. In the enemy’s attacks, several commanders and scientists were killed. Their successors and colleagues will immediately continue carrying out their missions, God willing," he stated.
"Through this crime, the Zionist regime has sentenced itself to a bitter and cruel fate — and it will undoubtedly receive it," added Khamenei.
Iranian television reported early Friday morning that the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hossein Salami, was eliminated in an Israeli strike.
“He was killed in a strike by th...
Israel closed its airspace early Friday morning in conjunction with the launch of Operation Rising Lion, targeting Iran’s nuclear program.
Ben Gurion Airport has been fully evacuated, and all flights have been canceled.
El Al announced a suspension of all flights to and from Israel, stating: "We apologize for the inconvenience and hope for better and quieter days soon."
Arkia reported that two of its flights were diverted to Larnaca—Flight 992 from New York and another from Croatia. "Passengers will be transferred to hotels until further notice," the airline said.
Israir issued the following statement: "Passengers scheduled to depart from Ben Gurion Airport are requested to remain at home and not come to the airport. Updates regarding the reopening of Israeli airspace will ...
Baltimore, MD - June 12, 2025 - In light of the current state of emergency enacted in Eretz Yisrael, these shuls will have an Asifas Tehilim tonight:
Shearith Israel: Due to the great danger in Eretz Yisrael, there will be tehillim in Shul tonight in the main Shul, for Men and Women after the 10:05 Maariv. The Rav encourages all who can, to attend.
Shomrei Emunah: In light of the current situation in Eretz Yisrael we will be having a gathering for men & women for Tehillim at 10:15 tonight in the Main Shul. Please make every effort to be there. May HKBH keep us all safe!
Tel Aviv, Israel – June 12, 2025 – (JPost) Israel’s Operation Rising Lion began with a massive overnight assault, targeting dozens of Iranian military and nuclear sites. The strikes, carried out by Israeli aircraft, aimed to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned could soon become a reality.
According to Iranian state television, at least four senior officials were eliminated in targeted assassinations, including:
Hossein Salami, Supreme Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Gholamali Rashid, senior Revolutionary Guards official
Fereydoun Abbasi and Mohammad-Mahdi Tahranichi, prominent nuclear scientists
The IDF stated that the main goal was to neutralize the nuclear threat and prevent weapons ...
Jerusalem, Israel - June 12, 2025 - Channels in Iran associated with the Revolutionary Guards reported explosions in Tehran early Friday morning, as Israel launched a preventative strike in Iran.
The goal of the operation is to remove the Iranian nuclear threat.
At the same time, sirens were sounded throughout Israel.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said, "Following a preemptive strike by the State of Israel against Iran, a missile and drone attack is expected against the State of Israel and its civilian population in the immediate timeframe."
"Therefore, in accordance with his authority under the Civil Defense Law, Defense Minister Israel Katz has signed a special order, pursuant to which a special state of emergency will be imposed throughout the entire territory of the State of Israel....
Jerusalem, Israel - June 12, 2025 - At the conclusion of his official visit to Israel, the President of Argentina, Mr. Javier Milei, arrived this evening (Thursday) for a prayer and visit at the Kotel, accompanied by the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu.
The visit was opened by the Prime Minister and the President of Argentina together with the Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Argentine Ambassador to Israel, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, and the Director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Mr. Mordechai (Suli) Eliav, with a special prayer for the return of the hostages and missing persons, and a heartfelt prayer for peace for the nations of Israel and Argentina.
During the visit, the Prime Minister presented President Milei with an ...
Baltimore, MD — June 10, 2025 — Bikur Cholim of Baltimore is proud to announce the appointment of Rabbi Shaya Mintz as its new Executive Director. A native Baltimorean with a wealth of experience in Jewish communal leadership, program development, and organizational management, Rabbi Mintz joins the organization at a pivotal moment of growth and continued service to patients and families navigating medical challenges.
Founded in 1985 by a dedicated group of volunteers, Bikur Cholim of Baltimore has become a vital lifeline for the Baltimore community, offering compassionate, comprehensive support to individuals and families facing illness. Through services such as hospital visitation, meal delivery, transportation, respite care, hospitality apartments, kosher hospital pant...
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University anti-Israel ringleader, has posted bond after the Trump administration was temporarily blocked from deporting him amid their continued effort to hold him on "foreign policy" grounds.
Khalil posted his $1 bond on Thursday afternoon. He has not been released.
The government has until 9:30 a.m. on Friday to appeal the decision before Khalil must be released.
The move came after U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz sided with Khalil on Wednesday, writing: "The government cannot claim an interest in enforcing what appears to be an unconstitutional law."
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil talks to the press during the press briefing organized by pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a new encampment at Columbia University's M...
One passenger is known to have survived the crash of the Air India flight that went down shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad today (Thursday).
The lone survivor, identified as 40-year-old British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, was seated in 11A—right next to an emergency exit. In a remarkable act of survival, he reportedly jumped from the aircraft moments before its fatal plunge, the Hindustan Times reported.
Speaking from his hospital bed, Ramesh recalled scenes of devastation: "When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared ... I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane everywhere."
Emergency responders later spotted a bloodied man with facial bruises limping down a street, supported by a medic—a ...
Ask the Senate to Include a $10 Billion Scholarship Tax Credit in the Reconciliation Package
The conversation around the revolutionary federal school choice proposal continues moving its way through Congress. Having passed the House a few weeks ago in their budget reconciliation package, aka The Big Beautiful Bill, it is now under consideration in the United States Senate, as part of theirs.
We greatly appreciate the action you took when it was in the House, and now, as our aim shifts to the Senate, we once again request your assistance in the effort to ensure that the best possible version of a scholarship tax credit program is indeed adopted. (For updates on the ongoing progress on Capitol Hill, click here to watch a video from Rabbi A.D. Motzen and here to watch a video from R...
A California senator was quickly rushed away from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after he barged into her press conference addressing the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots.
After loudly speaking over Noem, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was pushed out of the room by authorities as they ordered him to put his hands up.
The incident happened shortly after Noem said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "is staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city."
Noem did not skip a beat, continuing her address without any reaction to the disruption.
Gov. Gavin Newsom took to X to comment on Padilla's outburst, placing blame on the Trump adm...
