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Dear A.,
Israel continued to pound Iranian regime targets across Tehran today, further weakening the regime's weapons production capabilities and destroying ballistic missile launchers used to attack Israeli cities.
While the IDF attacked freely from the air, at least five car bombs detonated on the streets of Tehran, with reports that more nuclear scientists were killed. At least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists have been eliminated since Friday.
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Tonight, Israeli jets targeted and destroyed Iranian missile launchers in central Iran
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as they prepared to fire more missiles at Israeli cities.
As Israel continues to operate across the capital, the Air Force is dramatically expanding its missions and striking targets farther beyond Israel's borders than most believed was possible.
A day after precisely striking a meeting of senior Houthi leaders 1,300 miles away in a building in Yemen, Israeli pilots bombed a refueling plane on a tarmac 1,500 miles from Israel at the Mashhad Airport in east Iran.
It was perhaps the farthest strike in Israel's history, and another powerful demonstration of Israeli capabilities that few in the region expected.
The IAF is currently operating to establish aerial superiority over the entirety of Iranian airspace.
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There are also new reports tonight of
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explosions near the Fordow nuclear facility , a reinforced fuel enrichment plant dug nearly half a mile under a mountain. Initial reports indicate airstrikes and an earthquake in the area.
Speaking to Fox News this morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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announced that the IRGC's intelligence chief and his deputy were killed in Israeli strikes, adding to the growing list of senior military leaders killed by the IDF.
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You can watch the prime minister's full interview here.
14 Israelis killed, 400 injured in Iranian ballistic missile strikes
Rescue workers searched throughout the night and into the day through rubble left by Iranian ballistic missiles that managed to penetrate Israel's defense systems.
In Bat Yam, a residential apartment block was decimated by a missile impact overnight, with bodies trapped below the debris.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, and Defense Minister Israel Katz, all toured the destruction and visited with families of those injured and killed.
The defense minister vowed to "continue to peel the skin off the Iranian snake in Tehran and everywhere, stripping it of nuclear capabilities and weapons systems."
"Each smashed brick and shard of broken glass a symbol of the pain and terror the Iranian Ayatollahs have spread across our region - and the world," President Herzog said.
"Imagine the destruction and suffering should they achieve a nuclear weapon."
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has
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personally ordered attacks against Israeli population centers, seeking to kill as many civilians as possible.
Iran fired more missiles at northern Israel tonight, with impacts and casualties in Haifa and Kiryat Gat. Israelis are bracing for more air raid sirens and missile barrages into the early morning.
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said today that, “Challenging days are ahead. There will be more launches and impacts." But the Israeli Air Force is “not stopping its strikes for a moment.”
The regime has fired more than 270 ballistic missiles at Israel since Friday, the vast majority of which have been shot down by Israel's world-class aerial defense systems -- programs which we have lobbied Congress to fund at billions of dollars over decades.
Another 100 drones have been intercepted by Israeli fighter jets, helicopters, and Navy missile boats since Friday alone. None of the drones have struck Israel so far. Below is footage of Israel's drone interceptions.
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So far, 22 ballistic missile impact sites have been identified across Israel, leaving some 400 people injured and 14 people killed, including 3 children.
We grieve with the families of those murdered in these barbaric attacks on Israeli cities and towns.
"We will not be broken," President Herzog said today in Bat Yam. "We will not back down. Israel will defend its people—and the free world—against this evil."
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Now is the time to express our appreciation to Congress -- Democrats and Republicans -- for ensuring Israel had the resources to fight this war and defend its families in its moment of greatest need. It is vital that members continue to speak out publicly in support of Israel as it acts to protect its families and the world from a nuclear Iran.
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Click here to urge your members to publicly stand with Israel.
Together, we are living through a pivotal moment in the history of Israel, the Middle East, and the world.
Israel is courageously taking the fight to the world's top supporter of terrorism to protect the values we cherish, safeguard the Jewish state, and defend the world from the tyranny of the Iranian regime.
Our community has led the fight to ensure our leaders in Washington understand the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran, and that America's support for Israel does not waver.
This is the moment we've worked for, and now, we have a critical role to play to ensure America stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel until victory.
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May God protect the people of Israel and the brave men and women of the IDF.
Cory Meyer
Director of Communications
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Support our work to keep Israel safe.
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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