A day after President Trump pulled the US out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White House said new, "enormous" sanctions on Tehran will be imposed very soon.

Rights groups have argued that this an attempt to boost the governments economic standing, while others have indicated fears of demographic shifts in the country

Israel has not commented on the strike, but it comes only hours after an alleged Iranian strike in the Golan Heights

After destroying dozens of Iranian targets in Syria, the IDF deemed the military airstrikes “a great success.” The Israeli Air Force was responding to a large-scale rocket attack launched by Iranian forces. No damage or injuries were caused by the Iranian attack, and most of the rockets fell in Syri

While Israels Home Front Command has instructed northern residents to carry on with their daily routines, Golan Heights residents have been instructed to remain near bomb shelters. Nevertheless, schools in the area are holding classes as usual.

According to Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, the IDF response to an Iranian rocket attack overnight destroyed almost all Iranian infrastructures in Syria. “If it rains on us, it will pour on them,” he warned.

Following the IDF response to an Iranian rocket attack on the Golan Heights on Thursday morning, the White House Press Secretary said: “Israel absolutely has a sovereign right to defend itself.”

Paul McCartney will not be in Israel this month to receive the Wolf Prize. The former Beatles star thanked the Wolf Foundation for the honor before citing a scheduling conflict.