‘Red wedding’: Inside Israel’s secret strike that decapitated Iran’s military leadership
The IDF reports that during the first hour of the strike, the three highest-ranking military officials in the Iranian regime were confirmed killed.
The IDF reports that during the first hour of the strike, the three highest-ranking military officials in the Iranian regime were confirmed killed.
Since the launch of Operation Rising Lion, Israeli refueling aircraft have conducted over 600 in-air fuelings, enabling sustained fighter jet operations across Iranian airspace and ensuring continuous pressure on key military targets.
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.
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.
Ultimately, enhancing Israel’s offensive posture against the Houthis may require a diversified approach beyond long-range air strikes.
Any Israeli strike would require a week-long campaign targeting multiple sites: the Natanz enrichment complex, the deeply buried Fordow facility, Isfahan’s uranium conversion plant, and suspected weaponization sites.
The memorial day also remembers those killed in terrorist attacks, both in Israel and the Diaspora By David Brummer Israel and Israelis will come to
Since the start of the war on Oct. 7, 2023, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched around 40 surface-to-surface missiles and 320 UAVs toward Israel, according to the IDF.
The IDF confirmed it conducted targeted strikes on a rocket launch site, unspecified Hezbollah assets, and key smuggling routes along the Lebanon-Syria border, which the terror group uses to transport weapons.
The Israeli Air Force has struck targets in Yemen six times since early summer in response to persistent attacks by the Houthis on Israeli communities and ships in the Red Sea.
The Yemen-based terror group has fired dozens of ballistic missiles, and hundreds of UAVs at Israel, and virtually stopped shipping through the Red Sea because of their incessant attacks.
These strikes, using a wide variety of aerial weapons, destroyed Hamas command centers, weapon caches, and tunnels.
The strikes came during a televised address by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.
In the last few weeks, the Houthis launched several ballistic missile and drone attacks, prompting Israeli leadership to approve strikes on vital ports and energy infrastructure.
Early Thursday morning, the Israeli Air Force targeted Houthi-controlled ports and oil facilities in Yemen after the terror group launched a ballistic missile, triggering sirens across central Israel.
Nine said killed in IAF bombing of Houthi-controlled ports, oil facilities.
The near-total elimination of Syrian air defenses has enabled the IAF to operate freely over Syrian airspace, including directly above Damascus.
The Israeli Air Force, utilizing hundreds of fighter jets and aircraft, has inflicted severe damage on some of Syria’s most strategic weaponry, including fighter jets and helicopters, Scud missiles, UAVs, and cruise missiles.
