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Dear A.,


Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Israel and the heroic soldiers of the IDF tonight as Israel has launched an operation to destroy Iran’s nuclear program.


So far tonight, the IDF has stuck dozens of targets across the country due to an "imminent threat" of an Iranian nuclear breakout.


“Dozens of IAF jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran,” the IDF announced. Iranian State Media has confirmed tonight that the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, was eliminated in a strike on the IRGC headquarters in Tehran. In addition to Salami, senior IRGC commander Gholamali Rashid and two senior nuclear scientists are reportedly eliminated.

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TAKE ACTION TONIGHT: Click here to urge your members of Congress and the administration to stand unequivocally with Israel as it acts to protect its families and the world from Iran’s nuclear program.


In a 7-minute address to the nation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the operation, named Operation Rising Lion, “will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.”


“In recent months, Iran has taken steps that it has never taken before. Steps to weaponize this enriched uranium and if not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time…This is a clear and present danger to Israel's very survival.”
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Click here to watch the prime minister’s full statement.


Defense Minister Israel Katz has declared a state of emergency across the country, and Israelis have been instructed to remain near bomb shelters due to the threat of imminent drone and missile attacks by Iran.


Read AIPAC’s statement on tonight’s operation
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here , which we sent to Capitol Hill offices.


We will continue to provide regular updates as the situation unfolds.


May God bless Israel. Am Yisrael Chai.
Bernie Kaminetsky

AIPAC President


The mission of AIPAC is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel.


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