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Also, violence has frequently erupted near aid sites in Gaza. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
By Matthew Cullen
The Pentagon’s top leaders held a news conference today to celebrate the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, said it took 15 years of planning to execute the strikes, which were carried out by pilots in seven B-2 bombers that launched 30,000-pound weapons down Iran’s ventilation shafts.
