Iran War Updates Monday March 9

4:00 pm

- Lalechet Travel said that claims circulating from some seminaries alleging women were assaulted by Egyptian security personnel have not been substantiated despite efforts to verify them. The company stated that no passengers traveling with Lalechet were harmed, emphasizing that the safety of travelers remained their top priority and expressing gratitude to Hashem and to the many clients who trusted them during the challenging situation.

- Trump tells CBS he believes the war in Iran could be over soon “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force,”. He says the campaign is “very far” ahead of his previous estimate of a war lasting 4-5 weeks. He's thinking of taking over the straits of Hormuz.

 - Putin spoke with Trump and proposed "ways to end the war in Iran."(Not Ukraine)

- There are no reports of direct impacts or injuries in the latest Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel, medics say. Sirens had sounded across central Israel and parts of the West Bank, in the 11th attack from Iran since midnight.

- After 10 days of war: approaching 10,000 killed in Iran israel says

-A total of 16 people were lightly hurt in Hezbollah’s missile attack on central Israel this afternoon, Magen David Adom says. In Ramle the ambulance service says it treated 14 people in good condition following an impact that also caused damage to a daycare.

- Senior Israeli to 'Washington Post': "Fearing a war without end, considering ending it without toppling the regime".

- ElAL: Due to the state of emergency, EL AL and Sundor flights that were part of the regular flight schedule prior to the start of Operation Roaring Lion, and were scheduled to depart up to and including March 14, 2026, are canceled. The corresponding return flights are also canceled.

We contacted all passengers via a WhatsApp message and offered them the option to be rebooked on an alternative flight. Passengers who replied that they wish to be rebooked are being assisted accordingly.

- The US intercepted an encrypted communication originating in Iran that serves as an operational trigger for sleeper assets outside Iran, based on preliminary signal analysis, according to a federal alert sent to law enforcement agencies.

All clear given by home front command

More incoming missiles from Iran detected

- The IDF says it is investigating why one of Hezbollah’s missiles was not intercepted. According to the military, several long-range projectiles were fired from Lebanon, with some intercepted by air defenses and others allowed to land in open areas.

- Update: 2 lightly injured from Lebenon Hezbollah barrage to the center of the country. A sensitive military instalation near Bet Shemesh was hit.

- The Airports Authority spokesperson reported that over 50% of Israelis who were abroad before the war have returned to Israel.

- Trump: 'Not happy' with Mojtaba Khamenei choice as new Supreme Leader; 'won't go into details about plans for him'.

- Reports say travelers at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport were forced to remove yarmulkas and some girls were harassed for davening. Meanwhile, chaos erupted at Ben Gurion Airport after passenger limits on outbound flights were suddenly reduced, leaving hundreds of ticketed travelers stranded and leading to clashes with police.

-U.S. intelligence officials intercepted encrypted transmissions believed to originate from Iran that may function as a trigger signal for sleeper cells operating overseas, according to a federal alert reviewed by ABC News. The communications surfaced shortly after the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, prompting heightened security concerns among authorities

-Rockets launched from Lebanon Reports of several sites where shrapnel fell in central Israel including right outside Bet Shemesh Ramla and Tel Aviv. No injuries have been reported so far.

- Two fatalities have been confirmed from the Iranian barrage today in the town of Yehud.

- Chaos at Ben Gurion Airport: Passengers were informed at the last moment that boarding the flight is prohibited due to the situation, police were dispatched. 

- Sec Rubio on Iran’s Islamist Terror Regime: “This is a terroristic regime and we are seeing them conduct terrorism using nation-state elements, using weapons like missiles and one-way attack drones, and the objective of this mission is to destroy their ability to continue to do that and we are well on our way to achieving that objective.”

naval forces struck three Iranian vessels believed to be oil tankers in the Persian Gulf today, with footage showing at least one ship burning near Iran’s port of Bandar Abbas.

- 1 dead, 2 seriously wounded as Iranian cluster bomb warhead hits central Israel

others seriously wounded by an Iranian missile with a cluster warhead that was fired at central Israel on Monday, the seventh salvo of fire since midnight as Tehran kept up its attacks on Israel and Gulf nations.

The cluster warhead hit at least six sites across central Israel, including in Yehud, Or Yehuda, Holon and Bat Yam. One man was killed and another was critically wounded at a construction site in Yehud, and a third man was seriously wounded in Or Yehuda, according to medical officials.

-People scrambling to get flights out of Israel  while Arkia and ElAl outbound flights  are booked up and not available in the websites. Hope is that  things will ease up and more flights will open up next week.  Those who have booked with United airlines can call and rebook with other flights out of Europe or Athens and just pay the price difference.

PSA: It is important to note that there is no preference given to anyone who signed up with organizations to be placed on the State Department list for evacuation flights. No one has arranged flights out besides those booked through travel agencies. Some organizations insert themselves into the news for relevancy, but so far people have had to book flights on their own or wait to be contacted by the State Department for flights to Athens or other destinations.

- The IDF said it struck several bases of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force and internal security forces in the city of Isfahan, along with missile sites in other areas of the country.

- Putin congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei: "Surely you will continue your father's work and unite the Iranian people."

-US has advised non-essential staff to leave its consulate near the southern Turkish city of Adana near a key NATO base and ordered US citizens to leave “southeast Turkey,” the US embassy to Ankara says

- In Bahrain: The BAPCO oil refinery was hit as a result of an Iranian attack

- IDF pushes further into Lebanon as Beirut says it’s ready to resume talks with Israel

-Oil prices swung wildly from over $119 to $103.50 on G7 reserve release hopes.