09:50โขIranian Missiles Hit Israeli Hospital
โจThe newspapers report that Iran launched a major missile attack on Israel, with Iranian missiles directly hitting Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, Israel's largest hospital in the south, injuring at least 40 people and causing significant damage to the 1,000-bed facility (CNN, Fox News, NY Post, NYTimes, Washington Post, ABC News, Breitbart). Netanyahu ordered Israel to intensify its strikes on Iran in response to the hospital attack, while Iran's foreign minister is scheduled to meet with European counterparts in Geneva as the conflict escalates (NYTimes, Washington Post, AP News). Trump moves closer to bombing Iran, with USA Today warning that 40,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East would be vulnerable to Iranian counterattacks if the US intervenes militarily (Newsweek, USA Today). Meanwhile, hundreds gathered in Minnesota to remember the killed state lawmaker and her husband, with heavy police presence and street closures around the Capitol (NBC News).