Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel’s ongoing military offensive against Iran, claiming the destruction of key military and nuclear assets. This operation, dubbed ‘Operation Rising Lion,’ follows Iran’s missile attack on Israeli territory, which Israel views as crossing a red line. Netanyahu urged the Iranian people to rise against their regime, as fears of regional escalation intensify amid the conflict.

The above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site has been destroyed, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday on Israel’s strikes on Iran.

The wreckage of the crashed Air India flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad yielded the aircraft’s black box and additional bodies, tragically raising the death toll to 274. Authorities believe some victims were from the nearby BJ Medical College campus. The black box, crucial for determining the cause of the crash, was recovered from the college’s mess rooftop.