IDF says it eliminated nine top scientists and experts involved in Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Among those killed:

Fereydoon Abbasi – nuclear engineering
Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi – physics
Akbar Motalei Zadeh – chemical engineering
Saeed Barji – materials engineering
Amir Hassan Faghihi – physics
Abdolhamid Minou Shahr – reactor physics
Mansour Asgari – physics
Ahmad Reza Doulfaghar Dariyani – nuclear engineering
Ali Bakhayi Katari – mechanics

Israeli strike hitting Qarpozabad Airport in Alborz yesterday.

Brig. Gen. Seyed Majid Mousavi appointed as IRGC Aerospace Force commander.

Iranian missile base in Kermanshah, Iran hit again.

Israeli official to Reuters:

We attacked more than 150 targets in Iran with hundreds of missiles.

Iran's Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites sustained significant damage.

NEW: Israel announces the closure of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv until further notice.

A truck reportedly carrying Israeli drones used in strikes on Iranian targets.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani:

The Israeli operation stemmed from specific intelligence on Tehran’s nuclear and missile programs.

According to Israeli intelligence, within six months Iran could have had 10 atomic bombs and over 2,000 ballistic missiles ready to launch at Israel and beyond.

Germany will hold its first celebration of veterans since WW2 on Sunday.

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius will join soldiers, veterans, and the public for nationwide events, including a “veterans’ village” set up outside the Reichstag in Berlin.

Source: FT

Zelensky says he hopes Iran-Israel conflict won't reduce aid to Ukraine.

Zelensky:

European support for Ukraine is slowing down without the United States.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

We support Iran with all our might.

Israeli military official to Haaretz:

The Gaza front has become secondary, and Iran is Israel's primary arena.

A parity exchange of prisoners is taking place between Russia and Ukraine, Russian state media reports.

Iranian Army claims that they targeted an Israeli F-35 fighter jet. Iranian Army claims that the pilot ejected.

Iran's Civil Aviation Authority:

Flights suspended in the country until 2:00 AM on Sunday.

The US quietly delivered around 300 Hellfire missiles to Israel before its attack on Iran.

Source: MEE

Seven IDF soldiers were injured last night following the fall of a missile launched from Iran in central Israel.

Iranian sources now claim the fighter jet pilot was captured minutes ago by army commandos.