14:24โขAmerica's 182-Ton Nuclear Strike
โจThe newspapers report extensive coverage of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's declaration that America has "destroyed Iran's nuclear program" through Operation Midnight Hammer, with detailed assessments emerging about the strike's effectiveness (13tv, Davar, Israel Hayom, Kan, Maariv, n12, now14, Ynet, walla). Sources reveal conflicting evaluations of the damage, with Israeli assessments suggesting the Natanz facility was "completely destroyed" while American officials acknowledge Fordow suffered "severe damage" but was not entirely eliminated, and that enriched uranium was likely present at the targeted sites (n12, walla, Ynet). The operation involved seven B-2 stealth bombers delivering 182 tons of ordnance in what officials describe as the largest B-2 attack in US history, striking three nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan (Maariv, Ynet). Meanwhile, Iranian retaliation continued with morning missile strikes hitting Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Nes Ziona, bringing the total wounded to 86, while Israel simultaneously recovered three hostage bodies including Ofra Kedar, Yonatan Samereno, and Shay Levinson in a separate Gaza operation (Davar).