The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began a preventive offensive against the Iranian nuclear program, while IAF nozzles focused on military places.
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In the X, IDF said: “Dozens of IAF nozzles completed the first phase that included tens of military targets, including nuclear targets in various areas of Iran. Today Iran is closer to the nuclear weapon. ”
The state of Israel has no choice, but to fulfill the obligation to act to defend its citizens and will do so wherever it has to do, as we have done in the past, IDF said.
‘Operation Rising Lion’
Several seats in the capital, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that it focused on nuclear and military sites and officials leading the Iranian nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal were hit in the attack.
A moment ago, Israel launched an operation “Rising Lion”, a targeted military operation that returned the Iranian threat to the survival of Israel. This operation will continue as many days as need to remove this threat, he said.
Meanwhile, US Senator Jack Reed, the highest Democrat in the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the Israeli strike “ruthless escalation, which risk the ignition of regional violence”.
“These strikes threaten not only the lives of innocent civilians, but also the stability of the entire Middle East and the security of US citizens and forces,” he said. Reed added: “I call on both nations to demonstrate immediate restrictions, and call on President Trump and our international partners to promote diplomatic de-schools before this crisis spiral will get out of control.”
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(With the entry from agencies)
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