Israel Strikes Iran

Israel strikes Iran, killing 3 commanders; Tehran responds with drones, IDF says

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By Lior Soroka, Frances Vinall, Rachel Pannett, Victoria Craw and Victoria Bisset

 

Israel launched what it said was a “preemptive strike” on Iran’s nuclear program and other military targets early Friday, dealing a severe blow to Tehran’s military leadership. The strikes killed three senior commanders, including Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the Israeli military and Iranian state media. The Israel Defense Forces later said that Iran had launched more than 100 drones in retaliation for the attacks. In a televised address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the goal of the operation was “to damage Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, its ballistic missile factories and military capabilities.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States is not involved in the strikes.

 

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Israel’s military said its air force jets carried out strikes on dozens of Iranian military targets early Friday. See where they struck:

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