🚀 IRAN TARGETS U.S. BASE IN JORDAN: The IRGC launched 20 ballistic missiles at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base overnight in response to U.S. attacks on Iranian oil tankers, naming the operation “Ya Haidar Al-Karrar.” Jordan said 18 missiles were intercepted and two fell in unpopulated areas, with no casualties. The interceptions were visible across Israel. The Wall Street Journal, citing a U.S. official, said the attack was ineffective and all U.S. personnel were accounted for.
⚓ CENTCOM REJECTS IRGC CLAIMS OF U.S. WARSHIP HITS: CENTCOM said, “No U.S. Navy warship has been struck; all IRGC attempted attacks failed.” It separately said U.S. forces had destroyed 10 Iranian tankers over the past week, describing them as part of a network financing the IRGC. The figure appears cumulative: CENTCOM previously detailed three tankers destroyed September 5 and five September 8, with two additional Iranian vessels struck earlier in the escalation.
🏔️ NETANYAHU LINKS MOUNT HERMON DEPLOYMENT TO BROADER IRAN CAMPAIGN: Speaking from the summit of Mount Hermon in Syria alongside the Defense Minister and senior commanders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would remain there until a security arrangement guaranteeing its security is found. He described Israeli control from Mount Hermon to the Yarmouk and toward the Mediterranean as an unprecedented achievement, while saying, “The main task is to defeat the regime in Iran. We are very close to it.”
🌲 FIGHTING CONTINUES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON: Lebanese media reported one person killed in an Israeli strike on a motorcycle between Harouf and Zebdin, with no immediate IDF comment. The Washington Post reported at least 28 people killed and 79 wounded in Israeli strikes since Saturday, alongside additional displacement. Lebanese officials have appealed to Washington and the international community as the U.S.-backed ceasefire comes under increasing strain.
🎯 GAZA WEAPONS SITES AND ROCKET LAUNCH PIT DISMANTLED: The IDF and Shin Bet said strikes dismantled three Hamas and Islamic Jihad weapons storage facilities and a launch pit used to fire rockets toward Israel during the war. The sites contained dozens of weapons, including rockets, Kalashnikov rifles and other combat equipment. The IDF said Hamas terrorists had recently used weapons stored there to establish control and conduct operations. Palestinian media separately reported an Israeli strike in Gaza City’s Shati camp following a military warning; the IDF had not commented.
🎖️ IDF CHIEF VISITS TROOPS WOUNDED IN GAZA AND LEBANON: Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer ahead of Rosh Hashanah and met infantry and armored troops and their families. He thanked medical, liaison and casualty-affairs personnel, stressed the IDF’s responsibility to accompany wounded troops throughout rehabilitation, and wished them “a year of security and hope, a year of unity and victory.”
🇬🇧 AMIT SEGAL ARGUES BRITISH PRESSURE COULD AFFECT SECURITY COOPERATION: In remarks on British television, Segal said Israel should consider consequences for intelligence and security cooperation if Britain takes punitive action against Israel. He cited potential intelligence cooperation with MI5 and MI6 and suggested Israel could reconsider where Iron Dome production is located, arguing Britain cannot publicly condemn Israel while privately relying on Israeli assistance against terrorist threats.
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