Israel has started its long-expected military response to Iran’s missile barrage at the start of the month as massive explosions have been seen and felt throughout Iran’s capital city of Tehran and nearby Karaj.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the strikes against Iranian military targets in a statement, saying that they were in direct response to the “months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel.”
“The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since October 7th – on seven fronts – including direct attacks from Iranian soil,” the statement added. “Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond. Our defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilized. We will do whatever necessary to defend the State of Israel and the…
