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TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) – Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes at Israel on Friday night, with explosions heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the country’s two biggest cities, following Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy.

Air raid sirens sounded across Israel as authorities urged the public to take shelter. Missiles were seen over Tel Aviv’s skyline, with the military saying Iran had fired two salvos.

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The U.S. military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles that were headed toward Israel, two U.S. officials said on Friday.

In the Tel Aviv area, Israel’s ambulance service said five people were treated for shrapnel injuries. Live footage of Tel Aviv showed what appeared to be a missile hitting an urban area. A critically injured woman was admitted to Beilinson Hospital in nearby Petah Tikva, a hospital spokesperson said.

The unprecedented Israeli strikes on Iran and the subsequent Iranian retaliation raised concerns about a broader regional conflagration, although Iran’s allies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon have been decimated by Israel.

Iran’s state news agency IRNA said Tehran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel after Israel blasted Iran’s huge Natanz underground nuclear site and killed its top military commanders. Israel’s military said Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles and most were intercepted or fell short.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Israel of having initiated a war. A senior Iranian official said nowhere in Israel would be safe and revenge would be painful.

Israel’s operation “will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a TV address.

Netanyahu, who for decades has raised the alarm about Iran’s nuclear programme, said he authorised the air assault in an effort to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. Israel and its Western allies have said this is Tehran’s objective but Iran has denied it.

In a video issued by his office, Netanyahu appealed to the Iranian people to stand up against their leaders. “I am with you, the Israeli people are with you,” he said.

“Generations from now, history will record our generation stood its ground, acted in time and secured our common future.”

Iran has long insisted its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes only. The U.N. nuclear watchdog concluded this week that it was in violation of its obligations under the global non-proliferation treaty.

U.S. President Donald Trump said it was not too late for Tehran to halt the Israeli bombing campaign by reaching a deal on its nuclear programme.

Tehran had been engaged in talks with the Trump administration on a deal to curb its nuclear programme to replace one that Trump abandoned in 2018. Tehran had rejected the last U.S. offer.

ATTACKS ON IRAN

Iranian media showed images of destroyed apartment blocks in Iran, and said nearly 80 civilians were killed in attacks that targeted nuclear scientists in their beds and wounded more than 300 people.

Israel’s military said it was striking Iranian missile and drone launching sites, and had struck another nuclear site in Isfahan.

An Israeli military spokesperson denied Iranian media reports that an Israeli fighter jet was downed with a pilot detained.

In a phone interview with Reuters, Trump said nuclear talks between Tehran and the United States, scheduled for Sunday, were still on the agenda though he was not sure if they would take place.

“We knew everything,” Trump said of the Israeli attack plans.

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“I tried to save Iran humiliation and death. I tried to save them very hard because I would have loved to have seen a deal worked out,” Trump said. “They can still work out a deal, however, it’s not too late.”

Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said military action by itself would not destroy Iran’s nuclear programme, but could “create the conditions for a long-term deal, led by the United States” to get rid of it.

DECAPITATION

Two regional sources said at least 20 Iranian military commanders were killed, a stunning decapitation reminiscent of Israeli attacks that swiftly wiped out the leadership of Lebanon’s once-feared Hezbollah militia last year. Iran also said six of its top nuclear scientists had been killed.

Among the generals killed on Friday were the armed forces chief of staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and the Revolutionary Guards chief, Hossein Salami.

Major General Mohammad Pakpour, swiftly promoted to replace Salami as Guards commander, vowed retaliation in a letter to the Supreme Leader read on state television: “The gates of hell will open to the child-killing regime.”

Iranians described an atmosphere of fear and anger , with some people rushing to change money and others seeking a way out of the country to safety.

“People on my street rushed out of their homes in panic. We were all terrified,” said Marziyeh, 39, who was awakened by a blast in Natanz.

While some Iranians quietly hoped the attack would lead to changes in Iran’s hardline clerical leadership, others vowed to rally behind the authorities.

“I will fight and die for our right to a nuclear programme. Israel and its ally America cannot take it away from us with these attacks,” said Ali, a member of the pro-government Basij militia in Qom.

Iran’s ability to retaliate with weapons fired by its regional proxies has been sharply degraded over the past year, with the downfall of its ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria and the decimation of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.

Israel said a missile fired from Yemen – whose Houthi militia are Iran-aligned – had landed in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent said three Palestinian children were wounded by shrapnel there.

‘COWARDLY’

Israel said that Iran launched around 100 drones towards Israeli territory earlier on Friday, but Iran denied this and there were no reports of drones reaching Israeli targets.

The United Nations Security Council was due to meet on Friday at Tehran’s request. Iran said in a letter to the council that it would respond decisively and proportionally to Israel’s “unlawful” and “cowardly” acts.

The price of crude leaped on fears of wider retaliatory attacks across a major oil-producing region, although there were no reports that oil production or storage was damaged. OPEC said the escalation did not justify any immediate changes to oil supply.

An Israeli security source said Mossad commandos had been operating deep inside the Islamic Republic before the attack, and the Israeli spy agency and military had mounted a series of covert operations against Iran’s strategic missile array.

Israel also established an attack-drone base near Tehran, the source added. The military said it had bombarded Iran’s air defences, destroying “dozens of radars and surface-to-air missile launchers”.

Israeli officials said it may be some time before the extent of damage to the underground nuclear site at Natanz is clear. Western countries have long said Iran refined uranium there to levels suitable for a bomb rather than civilian use.

Later on Friday, Iranian media reported explosions on the northern and southern outskirts of Tehran and at Fordow, near the holy city of Qom, a second nuclear site that was spared in the first wave of attacks.

Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Peter Graff, Michael Georgy and Howard Goller; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan, Kevin Liffey, Aidan Lewis and Cynthia Osterman

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The Israeli military launched a massive attack on Iran on Friday in a dramatic escalation of their long-running conflict that drew a retaliatory missile assault from Tehran and raised the risk of another war in the Middle East.

The Israeli strikes took out a significant swath of Iran’s top military leaders and senior scientists, as Israel unleashed more than 200 fighter jets across roughly 100 targets. They were aimed at Iran’s main enrichment facility and targets associated with the country’s ballistic missile program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

In a firm response Friday evening, Iran launched missiles toward Israel, the nation’s defense forces said, prompting its highly sophisticated defense systems to “intercept the threat.”

Heavy smoke appeared in the night sky over Tel Aviv as incoming rockets from Iran descended on the city, with many intercepted by Israel’s missile defense systems. Before the retaliatory attack began, the Israel Defense Forces directed residents across the country to remain close to protected spaces, minimize movement in public areas and avoid public gatherings.

Police officers and bomb disposal experts responded to reports of fallen projectile debris, according to the Israeli Police, which advised people to report “suspicious findings” to an emergency hotline.

Israel’s emergency service, Magen David Adom, said it was providing medical treatment to five injured people in Israel’s central region, one in moderate condition and four who were lightly injured.

Israel’s earlier strikes had killed nearly 80 people and injured more than 300 in Iran’s capital, Tehran, according to semiofficial Fars news agency. Iranian authorities have not confirmed these numbers. Residential buildings were among the structures damaged in Tehran.

Loud explosions in Iran continued to be heard in the northern part of the capital into the evening, while state media reported attacks in Qom, located south of Tehran and a holy city for Shia Muslims. Fars reported on X that explosions could be heard in the area of the heavily fortified nuclear site of Fordow, which is located deep underground near Qom.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei swiftly vowed retaliation, telling his nation in a televised address Friday evening that Israel would be punished.

• Iran launches counterstrikes: Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles toward Israel, according to state media, in response to Israel’s unprecedented strikes earlier Friday. CNN heard explosions in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

• Israel’s attack on Iran: Israel had targeted Iran’s nuclear program and military leaders. High-ranking military figures, including the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, and nuclear scientists were killed in the attack.

• What Netanyahu says: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that “more is on the way,” after previously saying Israel’s operation against Iran could take several days.

• US role: The US military is helping to intercept Iranian missiles and drones as they are launched against Israel, a US official said. President Donald Trump told CNN that the US “of course” supports Israel in its actions. Trump warned Iran to agree to a nuclear deal “before there is nothing left.”

The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a comprehensive missile strike targeting military bases and strategic locations in Israel.

The operation comes in direct response to the regime’s recent criminal assault on Iranian cities, including sensitive military and nuclear sites.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the operation, named Operation True Promise III, was successfully executed, delivering a strong message to those who threaten Iran’s sovereignty and security.

This latest response underscores Iran’s unwavering commitment to defending its territorial integrity and avenging the blood of its martyrs. The Islamic Republic has made it clear that any act of aggression will be met with firm and forceful retaliation.

According to official sources in Tehran, more than 200 precision-guided missiles were fired from various military bases across the country, including in Fars and Esfahan provinces. Iranian defense officials described the operation as a “crushing and highly accurate response” ordered directly by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, targeting “dozens of military sites, strategic centers, and airbases” within the occupied Palestinian territories.

Israeli Regime Reels Under Missile Rain

Hebrew media outlets have admitted the unprecedented scale of the Iranian strike, with Channel 12 reporting 200 to 300 missiles launched from Iran, causing impacts in at least nine locations across the occupied territories. Explosions were reported in Tel Aviv, with fires breaking out near the so-called “Israeli” Security Ministry after what is being described as a direct missile hit.

Meanwhile, explosions were also confirmed above sensitive sites, including the Nevatim military air base in the Naqab (Negev) desert, where several Israeli occupation forces were reportedly wounded. The Israeli regime’s censorship unit immediately imposed a media blackout, instructing outlets to refrain from publishing images or footage of the impact zones, fearing Iran could analyze strike accuracy through such leaks.

Haifa, Tel Aviv and Central Palestine Targeted

Missiles reached deep into the heart of the occupied territories, with air raid sirens blaring across Haifa, Tel Aviv, and central parts of occupied Palestine. Footage from residents—circulating briefly before being censored—showed chaos in the streets as explosions rocked cities long considered secure by the Zionist establishment.

According to Channel 14, the regime’s security sources acknowledged that Iran is using on-the-ground impact footage to fine-tune its targeting, signaling a new era of precision warfare by the Islamic Republic.

Israeli Air Power Challenged: Two F-35 Jets Downed

In a remarkable feat of defensive capability, the Iranian Army’s air defense units successfully shot down two Zionist F-35 fighter jets, part of the regime’s most advanced fleet. While details remain scarce, Iranian officials stated that the fate of the pilots is still unknown, and further information will be disclosed following a full review.

Widespread Blackouts and Media Confusion

In addition to direct military damage, numerous regions within the occupied territories experienced power blackouts, further disrupting the Zionist regime’s ability to respond and communicate. Israeli media, while under tight censorship, described the current situation as “unusual” and “chaotic.” Many questioned the preparedness of the regime’s multi-billion-dollar air defense systems, which appeared overwhelmed by the precision and intensity of the Iranian missile salvos.

Iranian Message: Deterrence Through Precision

The IRGC’s statement following the operation emphasized that Iran’s actions were measured, just, and necessary, stating:

“Under the directives of the Revolution’s leader, a crushing and highly accurate response was carried out, striking dozens of military sites, strategic centers, and airbases in retaliation.”

The unprecedented scope of the Iranian response underscores the Islamic Republic’s message: any violation of its sovereignty will be met with overwhelming and exacting force. Operation True Promise III has not only demonstrated Iran’s military capabilities but has also served as a powerful statement of regional deterrence and resistance against Zionist aggression.

The situation remains tense, with Iran’s armed forces on full alert, while the Zionist entity scrambles to assess the scale of damage and prepare for what may come next. (ILKHA)

Warning sirens sounded across Israel on Friday as Iran fired dozens of ballistic missiles in a retaliatory attack after Israel launched overnight airstrikes.

Around 100 missiles were fired from Iran in two salvos, officials said. Israel has a robust missile defense system known as the Iron Dome, which intercepted most of the missiles, the Israel Defense Forces said. The IDF reported a limited number of hits on structures, some from interception failures.

Video and photos showing a number of buildings damaged or on fire, though the full extent of the damage is not yet clear. The Israel Defense Forces reported that 21 people had been injured. Two are in serious condition, the IDF said.

An explosion is seen during a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 13, 2025. Tomer Neuberg / AP

A U.S. official and a White House official confirmed to CBS News that the United States helped Israel intercept Iranian missiles.

During the strikes, U.S. troops at two bases in the Middle East were ordered into bunkers. Troops at Union III in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, and Al-Tanf Garrison in Syria spent about an hour in the bunkers, CBS News confirmed.

A third wave of missiles is not expected, CBS News contributor Robert Berger reported, and people in Israel have been told they can leave their bomb shelters.

Fire and smoke rise from a building, reportedly hit by a missile fired from Iran, in central Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025. JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

The retaliatory action from Iran came after Israel launched over 200 airstrikes on Iran — continuing a major operation that began overnight, IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said Friday. Israel’s airstrikes are continuing, Defrin said.

Israel first launched airstrikes on Iran early Friday and announced its operation was targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, scientists and senior military commanders.

Tehran responded by launching more than 100 drones at Israel on Friday morning, Israel’s military said. Defrin said earlier Friday that Israel’s air defenses had worked to “intercept the threats.” Later Friday, an Israeli military official told reporters that while the threat wasn’t over, Israel had managed to intercept many of Iran’s UAVs.

“Throughout the day, we once again demonstrated our ability to remove threats in a coordinated, precise and daring manner,” Defrin said Friday night local time.

In a televised statement on Friday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Iranian Armed Forces would respond fiercely to the strikes and leave Israel “helpless.”

Shortly after the statement, the IDF confirmed that its fighter jets had “completed a strike on the Iranian regime’s nuclear site in the Isfahan area.” Ishafan is in central Iran. The strike “dismantled a facility for producing metallic uranium, infrastructure for reconverting enriched uranium, laboratories and additional infrastructure,” the IDF said.

The U.S. was not involved in Israel’s strikes, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, adding a warning that “Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.”

President Trump said in a post Friday morning on his Truth Social media platform that he had given Iran “chance after chance” to make a deal with the U.S. on its nuclear program, but that despite his warnings to Tehran that the alternative would be “much worse” than anything seen before, “they just couldn’t get it done.”

“There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end,” Mr. Trump said. “Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left.”

An Iranian-made Shahed-136 explosive drone is launched from a mobile launching unit in a file image taken from a propaganda video distributed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). IRGC/Handout

In a later post on Friday, Mr. Trump said he “gave Iran a 60 day ultimatum to ‘make a deal.’ They should have done it! Today is day 61. I told them what to do, but they just couldn’t get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance!”

Israel has intercepted virtually every Iranian weapon launched in previous large-scale attacks by the Islamic republic. The retaliatory action by Iran was long anticipated and well planned for, Defrin said.

Iran’s President Mahsoud Pezeshkian said Friday on Iranian TV that the country would “strongly take action” against Israel in response to the attacks, promising “a severe, wise and strong answer.”

“The Iranian nation and the country’s officials will not remain silent in the face of this crime, and the legitimate and powerful response of the Islamic Republic of Iran will make the enemy regret its foolish act,” he said.

Israel says it destroyed Iran’s air defenses, killed top commanders

Earlier Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the IDF had begun “Operation Rising Lion,” with a massive wave of airstrikes against dozens of Iranian nuclear sites, military commanders and research scientists, saying the goal was to “roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival.”

Like Netanyahu, Defrin, the IDF spokesman, called the attack on Iran preemptive in a video statement delivered Friday, saying Israeli intelligence had uncovered an Iranian “plan to destroy Israel that has taken shape in recent years.” He said that plan involved Iran “racing towards a nuclear bomb,” working to double or triple its ballistic missile stockpile, and continuing to “finance, arm, and operate its proxies throughout the Middle East against the State of Israel.”

“I can confirm that the senior security leadership of the Iranian regime has been eliminated in the strike: the Iranian Chief of Staff, [Mohammad] Bagheri; the Commander of the Revolutionary Guards, [Hossein] Salami; and the Head of the Emergency Command, [Gholamali] Rashid,” Defrin said, adding that other commanders had been killed and that Israeli would provide further updates. He said Israel had “targeted and struck the Iranian regime’s aerial defense arrays.”

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The IDF said its operation would continue for days, but that the first wave consisted of 200 Israeli fighter jets dropping “over 330 different munitions,” to hit more than 100 targets in Iran.

“The breadth and scale of these strikes — against senior Iranian officials and other military facilities in addition to nuclear sites — suggest this operation is intended to not just dissuade Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons, but also cripple any potential military response and even to destabilize the regime,” Matthew Savill, Director of Military Sciences at the Royal United Services Institute, a British military think tank, said in a statement. “Israel has once again demonstrated its considerable conventional military superiority, and the size of the force allegedly assembled for this series of attacks represents the overwhelming bulk of their longer-range strike aircraft. They have the ability to conduct multiple such rounds of strikes, but operating for an extended duration over this considerable range will stretch even the Israeli Air Force.”

Savill said Iran’s response “might be delayed or split into multiple phases, but their main weapon will be ballistic missiles, which have the best chance of inflicting damage on Israel, whereas drone and cruise missile attacks will face more extensive Israeli defenses. Israel operations have therefore targeted air defenses and ballistic missile sites to forestall this.”

Savill said that if Iran “believes the U.S. or others were involved” in the Israeli strike, then their retaliation could include targeting the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, and American air facilities in Qatar, “though both would widen the conflict to drag in others.”

NATO chief urges de-escalation, says nuclear clash “not close”

Iranian state media said the Israeli strikes had hit several cities, including in the capital of Tehran and the city of Natanz, a key center for Iran’s uranium enrichment program. The IDF said it struck Iran’s uranium enrichment site in the Natanz area.

“The underground area of the site was damaged,” the IDF said in a statement. “This area contains a multi-story enrichment hall with centrifuges, electrical rooms, and additional supporting infrastructure. In addition, critical infrastructure enabling the site’s continuous operation and the Iranian regime’s ongoing efforts to obtain nuclear weapons were targeted.”

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, said in a series of social media posts that its Director General, Rafael Grossi, had been in contact with Iranian authorities on Friday, who told him the country’s highly-sensitive and highly-secured Fordo nuclear site “has not been impacted” by the Israeli strikes. Later Friday, Reuters reported that two explosions had been heard near the site and that state media said Iranian air defenses had shot down an Israeli drone near the facility.

The IAEA also said Iran’s “Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant had not been targeted and that no increase in radiation levels has been observed at the Natanz site.”

Rescue teams work outside a heavily damaged building, targeted by an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran, June 13, 2025. AFP via Getty

On Friday, during a visit to Sweden, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told reporters that “this was a unilateral action by Israel. So I think it is crucial for many allies, including the United States, to work as we speak to de-escalate.”

Despite the ongoing attacks, Rutte said he believed the region was “not close” to a possible nuclear conflict.

While there have been no claims that Iran has yet built a nuclear weapon, Israel is believed to have multiple warheads, though it has never formally confirmed nor denied its status as a nuclear-armed nation.

Iranian officials quickly threatened retaliation to the attack, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying Israel “should await a harsh response.”

The IDF said in a statement before Iran’s retaliatory strikes that it had prepared for “a campaign on the frontline and on the home front.”

Netanyahu said Israel’s strikes against Iran, “will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.”

Shortly after Israel’s strikes, the U.S. Embassy in Israel ordered American personnel to shelter in place.

A day beforehand, the Trump administration ordered non-emergency U.S. personnel to leave Iraq and allowed U.S. military family members to leave the Middle East voluntarily.

Risk of an escalating regional conflict

Israel has carried out strikes against Iranian proxies in recent years, while Iran has backed foes of Israel, including the militant group Hamas.

In April of last year, Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel after a strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus was widely attributed to Israel, but the Israeli military intercepted the vast majority of the weapons.

Six months later, Iran launched more missiles at Israel, which retaliated with strikes on Iranian sites.

Friday’s back-and-forth could escalate to be among the most severe clashes between Israel and Iran, which have been adversaries for decades. Mr. Trump warned earlier in the week that the strikes could snowball into a “massive” conflict.

Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow at the Chatham House think tank, said in a statement Friday that the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen could play a role in the Iranian response to Israel.

“With Iran currently weakened and humiliated, this marks the first time the Houthis will be called upon to repay decades of Iranian investment and support,” Al-Muslimi predicted. “Following the killing of Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon and the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, the Houthis have effectively become Iran’s first line of defense against Israel — an increasingly central role.”

Al-Muslimi said the Houthi response could extend beyond retaliatory strikes on Israel itself.

“Strikes in the Red Sea will likely resume, the ceasefire with the United States may unravel, and we shouldn’t be surprised if Saudi Arabia and the UAE are dragged back into direct conflict in Yemen,” Al-Muslimi said. “Attacks by the Houthis on U.S. military bases in the Gulf, the Horn of Africa, and naval forces at sea are also highly plausible.”

Fabian Hinz, an air warfare expert at London’s International Institute of Strategic Studies, told the Associated Press that Iran’s current capabilities are potentially “more threatening to the U.S. military than to Israel.”

Iran has a “huge arsenal” of shorter-range missiles, Hinz said, and there are a number of U.S. military bases in the region. He said Iran also has “lots of anti-ship capabilities.”

“Think of the Iranian shipping threat as similar in quality to the Houthi threat, but much larger in quantity,” Hinz told the AP.

Israeli attack casts doubt on fate of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks

The Israeli strikes and Iranian counterattack came amid efforts by President Trump to strike a new deal with Iran to limit the country’s nuclear ambitions — an idea Israel has long been dubious of.

The U.S. and Iran were set to hold talks Sunday, multiple U.S. officials told CBS News. There was no immediate comment from any high-ranking Iranian officials that those plans would change after Israel’s attack, but some reports in Iranian media outlets indicated Iran would likely no longer participate in the negotiations.

“With Israel’s actions, the sixth round of negotiations with the United States will probably not be held,” Iranian lawmaker Aladdin Boroujerdi, a member of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said, according to Iranian media.

Michal Ben-Gal, Seyed Bathaei, Jennifer Jacobs and Olivia Gazis contributed to this report.