The Middle East moved closer to a wider regional war overnight as the United States launched a second straight wave of strikes on Iran, hitting more than 90 military targets, while the Iran regime retaliated with missile and drone attacks against US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.

According to US Central Command, American forces targeted air defenses, missile and drone sites, naval assets, and military infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for strikes on US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, warning that any further American attacks would trigger an even broader response across the region.

Air raid sirens sounded twice in Bahrain, with state media attributing the alerts to Iranian missiles. Kuwait also activated its air defenses, saying it was intercepting incoming rockets and drones as the conflict spilled across the Gulf.

Israel is now on high alert amid fears it could once again be pulled into the fighting. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz held emergency security consultations, while reports said the US is redeploying aerial refueling aircraft to the region—a strong signal that Washington is preparing for a longer and potentially wider military campaign.

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Father kills 8 children in one of deadliest US mass shootings in years

By Word Israel News Staff

A domestic dispute in Shreveport, Louisiana, turned into a massacre when 31-year-old Shamar Elkins murdered eight children, most of them his own, in an attack that unfolded across two homes. The young victims, all between early childhood and the preteen years, were caught in a brutal act of violence inside what should have been their safest place.

Authorities say Elkins first shot a woman before driving to a nearby house, where the majority of the killings took place. Some children tried to escape the gunfire — one was later found dead on the roof, while another survived after jumping to flee. Two women, including his wife, were left fighting for their lives.

Elkins was killed following a police chase. Investigators believe the shooting was rooted in a family breakdown, with reports indicating the couple had been in the process of separating. The scale of the tragedy has left the community stunned, with officials describing it as one of the darkest days in the city’s history.

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Mark Levin warned that rising antisemitism, Holocaust distortion, and anti-Israel propaganda were creating a dangerous climate of denial, urging Americans to confront these lies boldly to defend Jews, historical truth, and future generations.

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While authorities emphasize the isolated nature of each case, the succession of these events has caused great concern within the Chabad community in the United States.

By i24 and The Algemeiner

Three Chabad-Lubavitch centers were hit by separate incidents on Friday, sparking concern and shock throughout local communities.

An arson attack targeted the Chabad center in Charlotte County, Florida, a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) center, and an argument escalated into a stabbing at the UCLA Chabad center in Los Angeles.

Shortly after the Friday evening service concluded, an unidentified individual threw an incendiary device into a classroom at the Chabad of Charlotte County center, led by Rabbi Simon Jacobson.

The fire quickly spread, but firefighters, who arrived urgently, were able to contain the damage to a single room.

The building was also vandalized with the letter “J” spray-painted onto it several times. Police have opened an arson investigation.

Around 5 PM that afternoon, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department was alerted to a suspicious package near the university’s Chabad center.

The building was evacuated and the bomb squad was deployed. After nearly three hours of investigation, the item was found to be harmless, and operations were resumed.

The Chabad center posted a reassuring message on social media, announcing the postponement of Shabbat dinner and thanking the police for their responsiveness.

In Los Angeles, a dispute between roommates broke out at the UCLA Chabad Center on Gayley Avenue, leading to a stabbing.

The victim was treated at the scene and released, and a suspect was arrested. According to campus police, this was not a hate crime but a personal dispute.

While authorities emphasize the isolated nature of each case, the succession of these events in a single day at places of worship and Jewish centers of life has caused great concern within the Chabad community in the United States.

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