Iran War Updates Thursday March 12

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- Fragments fell several buildings  hit in northern cities reports of injuries mostly light to moderate. MDA treated 30 people for shrapnel after building in town if Zarzir was hit.

-Another wave of rockets from Lebanon sirens sound in the  North 

- Rockets fired jointly from Iran and From Lebanon no reports of injuries as they fell in open areas

- Wall Street Journal: In Israel, it is estimated that it will take more weeks or long months of continued attacks to shake the regime in Iran in such a way that it will be at risk of collapse.

- Some bochurim who signed up git a call for  flight out with state Dept to Athens  at 4am and than have to make arrangements on their own to continue to their destination. Some going to  London for shabbos and on to NY

- Centcom: accident in the air between two US planes over western Iraqi territory; search for crew members. The plane that crashed—a KC-135 tanker

- Israeli officials are discussing an intense ground operation in Lebanon - which will begin within about a week. This is according to two Israeli sources. The operation will be discussed this evening in the political-security cabinet. Israel's intention: to deepen control in southern Lebanon, up to the Litani River, and to establish additional military positions in Lebanese territory.  Kaannews

- Trump "The situation with Iran is moving along very rapidly. It’s doing very well. Our military is unsurpassed, there's never been anything like it, nobody’s ever seen anything like it.""They really are a nation of terror and hate, and they’re paying a big price right now

- There continue to be challenges for those trying to leave Israel. El Al flights are cancelled through March 21, here they  are only operating emergency flights and U.S. State Department rescue flights are limited, with passengers sometimes called randomly at early hours.

 There are also reports of some passengers being pushed ahead of the line by concierge services.

 Lalechet is organizing another repatriation flight on Sunday, March 15, departing at 3:00 PM from Yerushalayim to the Taba/Egypt border, then to Sharm El Sheikh Airport, onward to Bucharest, Romania, and finally to JFK, arriving Monday, March 16, at 1:25 PM. The cost is $2,295 per passenger.

- Update Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack is dead, AP source says Michigan authorities say there are no reported injuries. Officials also confirmed school was NOT in session when it occurred.

- An active shooter incident is occurring in Temple Israel, a Reform Jewish synagogue and school in West Bloomfield, Michigan. outside Detroit  An attacker reportedly drove his car into the building before opening fire. There are no reports of casualties yet, but authorities have published a shelter-in-place warning. This attack happens just hours after another active shooter incident in Old Dominion University in Norfolk. Police said. A truck crashed into the building and then caught fire before shots were fired

- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back on an ABC News report that the FBI warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate over the U.S. military operation in the country, saying “no such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did.”

- EL AL: All regular scheduled flights through March 19 have been canceled. Due to the restrictions, the flight schedule planned for March 15–21, 2026 will not operate as scheduled.(El Al Website)

- Terrorist attack in Ramat Gan a 15 year old arab terrorist stabbed and seriously wounded in a 47-year-old man in serious condition, the victim is the chairman of the city’s Religious Council, Gdalyahu ben‑Shimon, The Terrorist,, was arrested at the scene.name is Gdalyahu ben‑Yeshua,

- U.S. Energy Secretary Wright says naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz cannot happen now, but quite likely by end of month — Reuters

- Iranian media outlets are publishing footage of an alleged attack last night on an American oil tanker near Iraq.

- No injuries are reported in Iran’s latest ballistic missile attack on Israel, the fifth since midnight.A small number of missiles were launched, which were intercepted, according to initial military assessments. Sirens had sounded across central Israel amid the attack

- Trump: "The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. BUT, of far greater interest and importance to me, as President, is stopping an evil Empire, Iran, from having Nuclear Weapons, and destroying the Middle East and, indeed, the World. I won’t ever let that happen! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

- A  text message from Mojtaba Khamenei: "The blocking of the Strait of Hormuz must continue"

- Mojtaba Khamenei: "I learned through the television about my selection for the position. We will not give up on avenging the blood of the martyrs. We will demand compensation from the enemy; if they do not give it, we will destroy their assets to the same extent. I recommend that neighboring countries quickly close the enemy's bases; we will continue to attack them as needed."

- The IDF expands its evacuation warning of southern Lebanon, telling all civilians south of the Zahrani River they should evacuate their homes immediately, amid the fighting against Hezbollah.

- Red alert  sirens in the north

  -State department calling more people asking if they are still in Israel as they are offering flights to Athens.

- Girls seminaries now sending out information about staying for Pesach.

- Israel Defense Minister Katz: I warned the President of Lebanon that if the Lebanese government does not know how to control the area and prevent Hezbollah from threatening the northern settlements and firing towards Israel, we will take the area and do it ourselves. The Prime Minister and I have instructed the IDF to prepare to expand IDF activity in Lebanon and to restore calm and security to the northern settlements.

- Israel, it is estimated that Hezbollah has carried out about 200 launches since yesterday, around 80 of which did not cross into Israeli territory.

-Official media outlets in Iran are convinced that last night’s targeted strikes on Basij checkpoints were intended to reignite unrest in the country.  

- The IDF acknowledges in a briefing to military reporters: We erred by not issuing an earlier warning about Hezbollah’s intention to carry out extensive fire last night.

- Hezbollah blasted some 200 rockets and multiple drones at northern Israel for hours on Wednesday evening, repeatedly sending hundreds of thousands of Israelis to shelters.

- The IDF announced that it attacked the "Talkan" site in Tehran, which was used by the regime in Iran to advance critical capabilities in nuclear weapons development, which was already attacked in October 2024, and it was identified that restoration efforts have begun

- IDF says the commander of the south Lebanon sector in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force was killed in an airstrike last week.

- The IDF Home Front Command issues an alert for parts of northern Israel, where warning sirens are sounding due to another Iranian missile attack that the military says it’s working to intercept.

- Iran threatens Israel and Gulf offices of US tech giants Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia Irarn’s Tasnim news agency publishes a list of potential targets for Iran, including the offices of tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia in Gulf countries and Israel.

Hezbollah blasted 150  rockets and drones at northern Israel for hours, repeatedly sending hundreds of thousands of Israelis to shelters on Wednesday evening. An opening salvo of 100 rockets was launched around 8 p.m. as a missile from Iran targeted the central region of the country, in what Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said was a coordinated attack. .