Sirens sound in Dead Sea area due to suspected drone infiltration

Sirens sound in the Ein Gedi area of the Dead Sea due to a suspected drone infiltration into Israeli airspace.

The incident comes after Iran fired two volleys of around 25 total missiles at Israel, and a threat from Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

There are no immediate reports of serious injuries in the latest attacks.

The Home Front Command later announces that the incident has ended.

IDF conducts fresh strikes in area of Tehran

Smoke rises up after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

The IDF says the air force is carrying out a series of strikes in the area of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

The announcement comes after the IDF issued a warning to residents of Tehran, instructing those living in the city’s District 18 to evacuate due to impending Israeli operations against military infrastructure in the area.

US says Jerusalem embassy to close until Friday

Illustrative: A road sign shows the way toward the US embassy in Jerusalem on April 19, 2024. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP)

The US State Department says the US embassy in Jerusalem will close until Friday.

The closure is due to security concerns and is in line with guidance from the IDF’s Home Front Command, the State Department says.

The consular sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv will both be closed.

The statement says there is no information about assisting US citizens in departing from Israel.

IDF instructs residents of Tehran district to evacuate

Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

The IDF instructs residents of District 18 in Tehran to evacuate in a statement posted in Farsi.

The statement warns that Israel is going to take action in the area targeting military infrastructure.

The statement includes a map marking the targeted area in the southwestern part of the city.

????هشدار �وری به کارکنان و نیز کلیه ا�رادی که در منطقه ۱۸ تهران بر اساس ناحیه مشخص شده بر روی نقشه ضمیمه قرار دارند.
⭕�طی ساعات آینده ارتش اسرائیل در این ناحیه همچنان که طی روزهای اخیر در محدوده تهران عمل نموده است، برای حمله به زیرساختهای نظامی رژیم ایران وارد عمل خواهد شد.… pic.twitter.com/VGbsDCLI84

— اÙ�يخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) June 17, 2025

Trump, Netanyahu finish phone call amid speculation US could join strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mark Schiefelbein)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just wrapped up a phone call with US President Donald Trump, an Israeli official says.

Netanyahu said yesterday that he has spoken with Trump almost every day since the Israel-Iran conflict broke out last week.

Comments from Trump over the past day have raised speculation that the US could join Israel in striking Iran.