The U.S. Ambassador to the UN confirmed that the U.S. has 'troops and assets that are focused on seizing weapons of mass destruction if needed and if so ordered,' as Senator Lindsey Graham urged Arab countries to 'get in this fight' and strike Iran

While Bedouin communities have one shelter per 50,000 residents, a nearby Jewish Israeli city has one per 270; Arab-Jewish group Standing Together launches a shelter fundraiser: 'Israel started the war with Iran without thinking about those who can't protect themselves,' an activist says

Police broke up the protest in Tel Aviv about 20 minutes after it began, citing 'concern for public safety.' One anti-war protester was arrested, while in Haifa police repeatedly documented the demonstrators

In various statements on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump denied claims that a U.S. strike had hit a girls' school in Iran early in the war, or that Russia was providing Iran with intelligence, but was confident of U.S. success in the war: 'we've decimated their whole evil empire'

Air Force sortie rate three times higher in first four days than in June war, while sparse Iranian fire still triggers nationwide alerts and economic disruption

Eight days into the war, Israel exceeds airstrike goals and slashes Iran's missile fire, but as tensions with Hezbollah escalate on Israel's northern border, Israeli victory remains distant