The day was dominated by Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the ensuing US-Iran military escalation. In the evening, Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared the strait closed after firing on a ship, prompting immediate US airstrikes on Iranian targets. By late night, the US launched a third wave of strikes, hitting 140 targets, while Iran retaliated by attacking Gulf states and Jordan. The confrontation continued through the morning, with both sides claiming control of the strait and explosions reported across Iran. Editors prioritized this story, with secondary coverage of Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death and the Knesset's approval of a bill freezing arrests of Haredi draft-dodgers. By afternoon, the official announcement of October 27 elections briefly took center stage, but the Hormuz crisis remained the dominant narrative.