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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 623

Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Portraits of Iranian military generals and nuclear scientists, killed in Israel's June 13 attack are displayed above a road, as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
June 20, 2025, 2:38 am
Katz instructs IDF to ‘destabilize’ Iranian regime with intensified airstrikes
4 Iranian drones downed overnight over Haifa, Dead Sea * Air Force strikes nuclear research site in Tehran * First cruise ship carrying stranded Israelis back from Cyprus docks in Ashdod
By Jacob Magid and Shira Silkoff
US President Donald Trump meets with members of the Juventus soccer club in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, June 18, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)
June 19, 2025, 11:54 pm
Trump to decide ‘within next two weeks’ whether to join Iran strikes — White House
Timeline to allow for diplomacy appears to clash with expectations in Jerusalem that US president will move to enter campaign against nuclear facilities in coming days
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
Smoke rises from where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, June 19, 2025. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
June 19, 2025, 2:17 pm
Daily Briefing June 19: Day 622 – Iran hits Israeli hospital; will US join the fray?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses Trump’s shift in tone regarding Iran, along with what Republicans are saying, and a review of Gaza aid and hostage talks
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks to Bloomberg, June 10, 2025. (Screen capture via YouTube)
June 19, 2025, 1:55 am
Some US diplomats leave Israel; embassy prepares to evacuate citizens who want to go
Two US officials say government plane evacuated a number of diplomats, family members who asked to depart the country amid war with Iran
By Jacob Magid and Sharon Wrobel
US President Donald Trump speaks as a flag pole is installed on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, June 18, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)
June 18, 2025, 10:53 pm
‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’: Trump won’t say whether he’ll strike Iran
US president says Iran was only ‘a few weeks’ from the bomb; says he’s ‘had it’ with negotiations while also declaring it’s ‘not too late’ for Tehran to reach a deal; Iran denies seeking talks
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg, Sam Sokol and Agencies
US President Donald Trump (left) welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington on April 7, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
June 18, 2025, 10:43 am
Trump speaks with Netanyahu and advisers as he weighs strike on Iran
No decision made as of Tuesday night, WSJ reports, after US president’s huddle with national security team, phone call with Netanyahu; more US warplanes said en route to Mideast
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while flying aboard Air Force One en route from Calgary, Canada, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
June 17, 2025, 4:02 pm
Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender,’ says US won’t kill Khamenei ‘for now’
US president indicates he’s leaning toward joining Israel in war, says he’s no longer in mood for further negotiations and ‘we’ have control over Iran’s skies
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Agencies
Vehicles wait in traffic as people get out of Tehran through an artery in the city's west on June 15, 2025. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
June 17, 2025, 5:47 am
Trump urges ‘everyone’ to flee Tehran, sparking speculation of widening conflict
US president leaves G7 summit early; after White House downplays notion US will be joining war against Iran, Trump says he’s not working on ceasefire but something ‘much bigger’
By Jacob Magid and AFP
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) waves to the crowd in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, October 27, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, in Jerusalem, October 27, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)
June 17, 2025, 3:17 am
Netanyahu says Israel won’t rule out killing Khamenei: It would ‘end the conflict’
PM makes case for Americans to support offensive, likening Tehran’s nuclear program to a ‘cancer’; says Iran state broadcaster hit because it’s a propaganda tool, hiding truth from the people
By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Israeli air defense systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over Haifa on June 16, 2025. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
June 16, 2025, 2:09 am
June 16: Sirens sound across country after IRGC vows to strike Israel ‘without interruption’
No impacts, injuries reported * Trump says everyone should ‘immediately evacuate Tehran!’ * Netanyahu: Israel won’t rule out killing Khamenei * IDF bombs Iran state broadcaster
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Iranian people in a video released by his office on June 13, 2025. (X screenshot)
June 14, 2025, 4:29 am
Netanyahu to Iranian people: We hope our operation will clear path to your freedom
In video, PM urges Iranians ‘to unite… by standing up for your freedom,’ tells them that Israel is fighting ‘the murderous Islamic regime that oppresses and impoverishes you’
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
US President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign a bill blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, in the East Room of the White House, June 12, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)
June 13, 2025, 4:59 pm
‘Excellent’: Trump lauds Israeli strikes on Iran, says Tehran can still make a deal
President says he ‘gave Iran chance after chance,’ warns next strikes will be ‘even more brutal’; tells regime to reach agreement ‘before there is nothing left’
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign a bill blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, in the East Room of the White House, June 12, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)
June 13, 2025, 9:39 am
Trump administration distances US from Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear program
Marco Rubio stresses strikes were ‘unilateral’ and Iran must not target American sites in retaliation, doesn’t say if Washington will help Israel fend off Iran’s response
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Firefighters work at the scene of an explosion at a residence compound in northern Tehran the morning after Israel launched its wave of airstrikes on the country's rogue nuclear program, military commanders, scientists and others, on June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 13, 2025, 7:37 am
After years of preparation, Israel launches major offensive against Iran and its nuclear program
IAF strikes hit nuclear sites and in Tehran; Natanz enrichment facility significantly damaged; IRGC chief, army head, commanders, scientists dead; Mossad active on ground
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
An explosion is seen during an Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv, late on June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg)
June 13, 2025, 4:59 am
June 13: PM meets underground with security chiefs, ministers to discuss response to Iran missile fire
Over 60 hurt in Iranian attacks * Air defenses said continuously firing in Tehran neighborhood where supreme leader, president live * Houthi missile lands in West Bank Palestinian town
By Michael Horovitz, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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