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The Israeli Atomic Energy Commission said today that the U.S. strike on Iran's Fordow nuclear facility, "destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable," and that Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons has been set back by "many years."


This echoes comments from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi earlier this week: "Given the explosive payload utilized, and the extreme vibration-sensitive nature of centrifuges, very significant damage [to Fordow] is expected to have occurred."


An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson even admitted that the country’s nuclear installations had been "badly damaged" by the U.S. strikes.

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Click here to read an in-depth assessment of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities from the Institute for Science and International Security.


In a statement today, looking back at Operation Rising Lion, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir
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said , "We caused significant damage to [Iran's] missile capabilities, we removed hundreds of launchers, and we caused a significant delay with their force build-up plans," notably adding that this was "made possible, among other things, thanks to full coordination and deception by air and ground commando forces."


"These forces operated covertly deep in enemy territory and carried out operations that granted us operational freedom of action," Zamir said.


Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu made clear, "We sent Iran’s nuclear program down the drain. If someone in Iran tries to restore that program, we will act with the same determination… to cut off any such attempt."


With the ceasefire between Israel and Iran now in place, continued American support will be essential to solidify and build upon the progress made by the U.S. and Israel in this war.


Together, we must work with Congress and the administration to:
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Ensure Iran's nuclear program remains permanently dismantled, that it never has enrichment capabilities, and its ballistic missile program is destroyed. Iran must not be allowed to repair and rebuild its proxies across the region.


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Ensure that Israel's capabilities are replenished after a war that saw Israel use large quantities of offensive and defensive weapons.


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Work to expand the circle of peace in the Middle East, bringing Saudi Arabia and other Arab and Muslim states into the Abraham Accords.Thank you for your continued support for AIPAC and our vital mission to ensure America always stands with the Jewish state.

Gaza aid efforts continue; Seven IDF soldiers killed

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distributed nearly two million meals to Gazans today, for a total of nearly 44 million meals distributed in the last four weeks.


"We are always coordinating with our partners on the ground to make further improvements to our operations to ensure the safest and most secure aid distribution possible. We continue to combat misinformation spread by Hamas and picked up by international news organizations, but we remain undeterred – our system is working, and we are saving lives," GHF Interim Executive Director John Acree
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration has
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reportedly authorized providing $30 million to help fund GHF's efforts.


Tragically, also in Gaza today, seven IDF soldiers were
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killed in a Hamas attack.


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The soldiers were Lt. Matan Shai Yashinovski, 21, Staff Sgt. Ronel Ben-Moshe, 20, Staff Sgt. Niv Radia, 20, Sgt. Ronen Shapiro, 19, Sgt. Shahar Manoav, 21, Sgt. Maayan Baruch Pearlstein, 20, and Staff Sgt. Alon Davidov, 21.

May their memories be a blessing.

Strike on Hezbollah financier in Lebanon

In a strike in southern Lebanon yesterday, the IDF
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killed the head of the Al-Sadiq Currency Exchange, which helps transfer money from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force to support Hezbollah’s terrorist activities.


The IDF last week also killed Behnam Shahriyari, the commander of the Quds Force’s Unit 190 who oversaw the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars annually from the Quds Force to Iran's terrorist proxies.

Houthi threat will remain persistent, U.S. general says

Testifying before Congress yesterday, Air Force Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich, director for operations of the Joint Staff,
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said , "The Houthis are likely to be a persistent problem... that we'll be dealing with in the future a few times again," highlighting the enduring threat posed by the Yemen-based Iranian terrorist proxy.


This afternoon, the IDF
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intercepted a Houthi drone, saying: "A short time ago, the Air Force intercepted a drone that was apparently launched from Yemen. The UAV did not enter the country’s territory."


A senior Houthi leader posted on social media earlier in the day: "True victory is to adopt the cause of supporting Palestine, to confront the American hegemony, to stand against the Zionist entity, to thwart its goals, as well as to strike deep into its core without hesitation, without concern for calculations or losses."

The United States must continue to stand with Israel and confront the threat posed by Iran's terrorist proxies.


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Jake Braunstein

Director of Policy Communications


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