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Israeli forces have launched another wave of airstrikes inside Iran, The Post has confirmed.
The IDF’s Hebrew-language X account has posted this message in the last 15 minutes: “The Air Force continues to attack missile launchers and infrastructure for launching unmanned aerial vehicles in Iran.”
The Israeli military commented on the additional attacks.
IDF: Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, Overseeing the Waves of Strikes in Iran From the IAF’s Underground Operations Center:
“Our presence right now in western Iran is critical, and every launcher we dismantle at this point is saving lives in the State of Israel. Work professionally, objectively, with humility and in cooperation, and we will achieve our objectives. I trust you. Keep it up.”
Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir: “We are continuing with the two main efforts we set for ourselves – the defensive effort and the offensive effort. I remind everyone that we are facing a dangerous and complex enemy, and we must maintain a very high level of readiness. There will be difficult moments; we need to be prepared for the range of scenarios we have planned for, very high readiness and discipline are required on the home front. We are continuing with full force, at a high pace, in order to meet the goals we have set for ourselves.”
Iran has just gone ahead with a large-scale missile launch attacking Israel, the IDF says.
“The IDF identified that missiles were recently launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel,” the military said in a statement. “The defense systems are working to intercept the threat.”
Israelis have been told to get to shelter and remain there until further notice.
The departure hall with Israeli flag designs and rental car areas remained vacant, all flights were canceled.
The United States Embassy in Jerusalem ordered all employees and their families to shelter in place until further notice.
The embassy added that there were no plans to evacuate or offer assistance to American citizens seeking to leave Israel.
Israel’s largest airport, Ben Gurion, is closed. No timeline for reopening Israeli airspace has been announced.
Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon said Israel had intel on key Iranian nuclear and missile facilities as well as high-ranking individuals it targeted in its airstrikes — which it was forced to carry out before Iran developed nuclear weapons or carried out plans to invade.
“Intelligence obtained by Israel revealed a secret program to develop all necessary parts of a bomb — uranium enrichment, triggering mechanisms, and warhead delivery systems,” he told UN reporters.
