About 900 miles from Israel, in the early hours of Saturday, precisely 25 days after Iran’s ballistic missile attack, reports of explosions in Iran began to emerge at 2:00 AM, signaling the start of Israel’s counterattack.
For over three intense hours, across three separate waves, dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets and aircraft targeted military complexes, air defense systems, missile production facilities, and surface-to-surface missile launchers in Tehran, as well as in the Khuzestan and Ilam provinces in western Iran. According to news reports, 20 different targets were hit.
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Source: Ynet News
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