Israel-Iran Crisis News Live: Emergency services have been mobilized, and the Iranian military has reportedly been placed on high alert.

“We have hit the senior command, we have hit senior scientists who are promoting the development of atomic bombs, we have hit nuclear facilities,” he said.

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The IDF stated that around 200 Israeli fighter jets were involved in the operation, targeting approximately 100 locations.

Iranian state media reported Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami was among those killed.

Iran responded on Friday by launching over 100 drones towards Israel. The Israeli military confirmed ongoing efforts to intercept the UAVs.

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated on the state-run news agency, confirming that top military officials and scientists had been killed in the attack

Israel said Iran was boosting its military might, posing a direct threat. The strikes aimed to counter what Israel called an existential danger from Iran’s nuclear programme

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned Israel's attacks on Iran, calling it a blatant violation of international law. It also urged an immediate end to the aggression.

 The attack, targeting enrichment facilities such as Natanz, follows increasing fears over Iran’s nuclear advancements.

From a vacation ploy to son's wedding and "tensions with US", over the past few days before Friday's strikes, Israel pushed Iran into inaction with several decoys.

Gen Hossein Salami was the chief of one of the country's most powerful centres, and his death was a tough blow to Iran's embattled leadership

According to Israeli officials, this marks the beginning of a sustained campaign intended to roll back what they describe as a mounting threat from Tehran.

Israel's attack on Iran killed the country's powerful Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami. "Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was martyred in the Israeli regime's attack on the IRGC headq ...more

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