“precise and targeted” airstrikes on military targets in Iran“The retaliatory strike has been completed and the mission was fulfilled,” “Our planes have safely returned home”
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The Israeli Air Force struck “missile manufacturing facilities” that it said were used to produce the missiles that Iran fired at Israel over the last year
It also said the Israeli military struck “surface-to-air missile arrays and additional Iranian aerial capabilities, that were intended to restrict Israel’s aerial freedom of operation in Iran”
Decision to strike Iran came after weeks of deliberations: Israeli officials
Israel’s decision to strike what it described as Iranian military targets early Saturday morning came after weeks of deliberations within its security cabinet about the nature and scope of such an attack, Israeli officials said
Ultimately, Israel chose to strike only military targets
One Israeli official said they were targets
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“that posed a threat or could pose a threat”
A second Israeli official described the decision as the result of a
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“very diligent decision-making process”
That process also included multiple rounds of consultations with US officials, including a phone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden
Israeli officials have yet to reveal additional details about the number and nature of the military targets but the Israeli military is expected to share additional details once the operation is concluded
