Israel launches strike on Iran, US official says

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the press at the scene of a shooting attack in the southern town of Kiryat Malakhi, Israel, on February 16. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty ImagesIsraeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has criticized far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for an “unforgivable tweet” that has been interpreted as ridiculing the military strike in Iran.Ben Gvir published a one-word post on X, consisting only of a slang word meaning “lame” or “weak,” just hours after explosions were heard in Iran on Friday. Israel had carried out a military strike on Iran, a…