Iran launched its second wave of rocket attacks during the night, with explosions reported in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The escalation continued from the previous day's Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, with reports emerging of fires and explosions at Tehran airport. By morning, Israel claimed to have killed nine Iranian nuclear scientists and threatened further attacks, stating "Tehran will burn."
The conflict's scope expanded as Israel reported destroying air defenses around Tehran and claimed control over parts of Iranian airspace. Dutch media noted that Iran had expected Israeli retaliation only after the weekend, making military leaders easy targets.
Domestically, VVD leader Yesilgöz used her party congress to exclude both PVV and GroenLinks-PvdA from future coalitions. NSC faced leadership uncertainty as Nicolien van Vroonhoven became unavailable as potential party leader. The day concluded with reports of political violence in Minnesota, where a politician and her husband were shot dead by someone posing as a police officer.