Iranian media says that adverse weather conditions caused the helicopter crash.

Iranian sources now say President Raisi's helicopter suffered a "rough" emergency landing, and that there is no contact with the aircraft.

‼️Unofficial Iranian media reports that President Ebrahim Raisi and at least one other high-ranking Iranian government official died in the helicopter crash this afternoon in northern Iran.

Iranian security officials are already talking about a serious assassination attempt, noting that there were three helicopters in the convoy, and the other two arrived safely to their destination.

President Raisi was on Iran's northern border to meet with government officials from Azerbaijan, one of Israel's strongest regional allies.

Though it is a Muslim state, Azerbaijan is so friendly to the Jewish state that it is believed to have allowed the installation of an Israeli intelligence base in its territory to monitor Iran.

On Hamas social media profiles a rumor is spreading that the pilot of the Iranian president’s helicopter was a Mossad agent.

Without doubt, Israel will be blamed for this.

Israeli mainstream media is reporting that Iran President Ebrahim Raisi is dead.

Sisters Ela (8) and Dafna (15) Elyakim in footage recovered by IDF soldiers operating in Gaza.

The two were abducted by Hamas terrorists from their home on October 7, and several days later were forced to record a video telling the world how they were taken captive by the Palestinian group.

Both girls were released as part of the temporary ceasefire and hostage release deal in late November.

Channel 14: A group of IDF officers operating in southern Gaza demanded either a full-scale operation in Rafah, or for their men to be withdrawn.

They warned that the current mode of operation makes their men sitting ducks, and allows the enemy too much time to study their movements, resulting in more casualties.

Tehran: The ayatollah regime is reportedly fearful that President Raisi's death will spark fresh demonstrations by opposition movements.

If the ayatollahs feel threatened, they could escalate the conflict with Israel to shift attention.

If the ayatollah regime were to fall, that would defuse much of the regional tension, but it might also mean the Sunni governments feel less compelled to normalize relations with Israel in the absence of a common enemy.

On the other hand, prior to the Islamic Revolution, Iran was Israel's greatest ally in the region, and might become so again.

Interesting and critical days ahead.

IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari speaks in English about the barbarism of Hamas forcing 8-year-old Ela Elyakim to film a propaganda video while she was held captive in the Gaza Strip.

IDF troops found the recorded footage while operating in Gaza, and Ela's family asked that it be released and shared to expose Hamas cruelty toward Israelis.

This is the clip Ela was forced by Hamas terrorists to record back in October, shortly after being abducted from her home.

What’s Egypt so afraid Israel will find in Rafah that it’s willing to risk decades of peace?

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Iranian media confirms that President Raisi’s helicopter crashed and then caught on fire. There are no survivors.

Less than a month ago, President Raisi threatened that there would be “nothing left of Israel” if it escalated conflict with Iran.

God is not mocked.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to visiting US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan: "We are committed to expanding the ground operation in Rafah in order to dismantle Hamas and return the hostages."

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It’s crazy: the fact that the Iranian president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash while managing a multifront war against Israel through their proxies Hamas, etc; and just several weeks after unprecedentedly attacking Israeli directly with 300+ missiles and UAVs!