Current sectionOpinionOpinion Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIris LealJune 15, 2025What did this country's citizens think about at 3 A.M, between Thursday and Friday, when they realized that the sirens were not warning about another Houthi missile, but about an attack on Iran, which in fact amounted to a declaration of war?Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2025 Israel-Iran WarIsraeli politicsIsrael - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrapped by Mobs on Jerusalem Day: Far-right Jewish Rage Didn't Spare JournalistsWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarRoman Gofman Is Just the Man to Lead the MossadTensions Flare Near Strait of Hormuz as Ship Seized, Another StuckU.S. Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks U.S. Sanctions Against Francesca AlbaneseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'