IDF confirms recovery of three hostage bodies in special Gaza operation
The IDF expressed its condolences to the families and reaffirmed its commitment to exhausting all efforts to return all remaining hostages.
The IDF expressed its condolences to the families and reaffirmed its commitment to exhausting all efforts to return all remaining hostages.
The strikes came hours after U.S. bombers joined the attack, hitting nuclear facilities at Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz.
The IDF launched ‘Operation Iron Wall’ on Jan. 21 to neutralize the threat posed by Palestinian terrorist hubs in Samaria.
Missile launchers are particularly vulnerable during the launch phase.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency has even circulated stories that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fled to Greece
Shadmani had assumed his role just four days prior, replacing Maj. Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid, who was killed in the opening salvo of Operation Rising Lion on June 13.
More than 1,100 Iranian assets have been targeted in hundreds of sorties since Israel’s lightning strikes began early Friday.
Hezbollah has also condemned Israel’s ongoing offensive in Iran but has stated that it will not militarily get involved.
Beyond nuclear infrastructure, the airstrikes targeted an array of Iranian military manufacturing capabilities.
The IDF reports that during the first hour of the strike, the three highest-ranking military officials in the Iranian regime were confirmed killed.
‘We understood that it was our historic duty to stand up and take action.’
As Israel’s dominance grows, the chances that its attacks may lead to the downfall of the Islamic regime increases.
Local Iranian media reported that the IAF also targeted Imam Hossein University in eastern Tehran, an educational institution affiliated with the IRGC.
Alongside attacks on missile systems, the IAF continues to strike terror targets across Tehran, including regime offices and assets used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The IAF surpasses Russia’s culture, training, and innovation, while combining intelligence and cyber capabilities.
Before his predecessor’s assassination, Shadmani served as deputy commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Emergency Command and as head of the Operations Division of the Iranian General Staff.
Adding to the pressure was the classified nature of the mission, meaning that N. could not tell his wife or other family members about the danger he was facing.
The International Atomic Energy Agency further reported that the sudden loss of power at Natanz ‘may have damaged’ the underground centrifuges located there.
The Jewish state has already assassinated more than 20 senior Iranian military leaders, constituting ‘the entire top tier of Iran’s military command.’
Loss of such senior IRGC figures would mark one of the most significant blows to Iran’s internal security apparatus since the beginning of the preemptive Operation Rising Lion.
