In a chilling escalation of Middle East tensions, the Iranian regime launched a brutal overnight missile barrage that claimed the lives of eight Israeli civilians — including four children — and left more than 200 others wounded. At least 35 people remain unaccounted for as emergency crews comb through debris and devastated homes.
The attack, which occurred while families were asleep, has been condemned as a deliberate targeting of civilians. Grieving parents and shattered communities woke to scenes of horror, mourning loved ones amid smoldering ruins.
Israeli officials have vowed a calculated and forceful response, emphasizing that while Iran targets innocents, Israel will focus on nuclear and military infrastructure to prevent what it calls “the world’s most dangerous terror regime” from obtaining weapons of mass destruction.
The world watches anxiously as the shadow of full-scale conflict looms once again over the region.