Limited scale of attack and Iran's muted response both appear to signal successful effort by diplomats who have been working round the clock to avert all-out war since Iran's attack on Israel

Explosions also heard in areas of Iraq and Syria; Israel notifies U.S. ahead of launching attack according to American officials; Israel makes no official comment while Home Front Command makes no changes to civilian conduct

Explainer: October 7 massacre stems from strategic missteps post-Oslo Accords, but Gaza's history extends far beyond; what led to Hamas gaining control in Gaza?

Senior US military sources say Israel hitwhat they intended to strike, indicating that a single primary target was struck multiple times, proving Iran's Russian-made air defense system ineffective

Pro-Palestinian organizations demand prosecution to look into a video in which the IDF soldier is allegedly taunting Palestinian detainees during his service in Gaza

Four Brodutch family members and four-year-old Abigail Edan, whose parents were murdered in the neighboring house, kidnapped from Kfar Aza on October 7 and released in November hostage swap, but traumatic memories persist

The German city of Freiburg has maintained a municipal relationship with Isfahan, known as a nuclear and missile manufacturing hub in Iran, for over two decades