The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday’s events as they unfold.

Trump orders fresh strikes with aim of forcing Iran to surrender — WSJ

US President Donald Trump has ordered another wave of strikes against Iran, with the aim of forcing the Islamic Republic’s surrender, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Citing US officials, the report says the bombing is expected to last several days and could start as soon as this weekend.

US Marines say F-35 crashed in California; pilot expected to live after ejecting

SAN DIEGO — The US Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after ejecting from the jet before it crashed in California.

The jet went down Friday near the Miramar air base in San Diego. “The pilot ejected, was transported to a local medical facility in stable condition for evaluation and treatment of non-life-threatening injuries,” the Marine Corps says in an updated statement.

Aerial video from a news helicopter shows a plume of black smoke rising from the wreckage in a dirt field, with multiple military and firefighting vehicles and people standing nearby. What appears to be white flame retardant covers the ground, and at least one person is spraying the wreckage with a fire hose.

Candace Hadley, a spokesperson for San Diego Fire, says firefighters are on scene to respond to a vegetation fire that sparked near the crash site. She refers additional questions to Marine Corps Air Station........

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