BREAKING: Israel’s Attack On Iran Has Begun, Emergency Declared In Israel (Updated 1:09am)
by CrownHeights.info
The long-awaited attack by Israel against Iran’s Nuclear program has begun as Israeli jets strike targets across the country.
This story is breaking and will be updated as information becomes available.
Update 1:14am: List of Iranian Military Commanders Believed Targeted by Israel
•Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces
•Hossein Salami – Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
•Major General Gholam Ali Rashid – Commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters
•Mohammad Pakpour – Commander of the IRGC Ground Force
•Ali Reza Tangsiri – Commander of the IRGC Navy
•Ahmad Ali Hajizadeh – Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force
•Esmail Ghaani – Commander of the IRGC Quds Force
•Ali Reza Soleimani – Commander of the Basij (Mobilization Forces)
•Amir Mousavi – Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army
•Amir Shahram Irani – Commander of the Army Navy
•Ali Reza Pourdastan – Commander of the Army Ground Force
•Kiumars Heidari – Commander of the Army Ground Force
•Nasirzadeh – Commander of the Army Air Force
1:09am: According to the Israel Defense Force, over 200 aircraft participated in five waves of strikes against Iran, dropping over 330 munitions on targets ranging from nuclear facilities, military bases, missile sites, military and political leadership, as well as nuclear scientists.
Update 1:08am: The Israel Defense Force reports that Iran in the past hour has launched over 100 drones against Israeli territory, and that efforts are being made to intercept them before they reach Israel. The drones could take up to seven hours to cross Iraq, Syria, and Jordan before eventually reaching Israel.
Update 11:34pm: Iran’s top nuclear chief has admitted that the Natanz facility—one of the regime’s most vital nuclear sites—has been COMPLETELY destroyed.
Update 11:34pm: The Israeli Air Force has launched five waves of strikes on Iran, targeting nuclear facilities, military sites, and senior officials.
ELIMINATED in the Israeli airstrike:
– Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Bagheri
– Revolutionary Guard Commander, General Salami
– Khatam al-Anbiya Central HQ Commander, Major General Rashid
Update 11:34pm: Israel bombs the entrance shafts to the Revolutionary Guards’ missile bases in Tabriz to prevent missiles from being launched at Israel
Update 11:34pm: A senior security official: “Hezbollah warned Iran through its detection systems that Israel was on its way to attack about an hour before the attack – it didn’t help them.”
Update 11:34pm: Schools in Israel nationwide have been canceled. The Education Ministry reports 38 active school trips are underway and is directing all groups to safe locations and secure transport.
Update 9:31pm: Israeli intelligence reports suggest that the entire Iranian general staff, including the chief of the general staff and several senior nuclear scientists, were eliminated tonight.
Update 9:29pm: The Israeli Air Force has reportedly begun a second wave of strikes now against Iran.
Update 9:28pm: Israeli official – In addition to wide-scale airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force, the Mossad carried out a series of covert counter-terrorism missions deep inside Iran, targeting the country’s strategic missile systems and air defense infrastructure.
Update 9:14pm: Explosions heard in Ahvaz and Khorramabad. Both nuclear facility areas in Iran.
Update 9:12pm: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms that the Israel Air Force targeted Iran’s primary uranium enrichment facility at Natanz. Residents report hearing explosions in the Iranian cities of Isfahan, Arak and Kermanshah, which all house or are located near major military bases of the Iranian Armed Forces or the IRGC.
Update 8:58pm: Netanyahu: We struck at the heart of Iran’s Nuclear enrichment program, and Nuclear weaponization program. We targeted Iran’s leading Nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb. We also struck the heart of Iran’s ballistic missile program. In recent months, Iran has taken actions in the field of armaments that it has never taken before. The operation will continue as long as necessary, a decisive moment in Israeli history.
Update 8:56pm: Unconfirmed reports of explosions in Baghdad.
Update 8:50pm: Prime Minister Netanyahu – “We have no choice but to act quickly – if we don’t act now, we simply won’t be here. “Never again” – it’s now. We have internalized the lessons of history – when the enemy says he intends to destroy you – believe him.”
Update 8:46pm: The IDF has detected launches toward Israel.
Update 8:41pm: Reports of a new wave of jets entering Iraqi airspace. —— soon Iran
Update 8:37pm: The HomeFront Command’s Tzvika Tessler says that, in the coming few hours, we could experience “a significant attack from the east.”
These could be “heavy missiles” that could reach anywhere in the country, he says on Channel 12 news. “We will give far-reaching warnings,” he says.
Update 8:34pm: Videos of the after affects of the strike are now becoming available.
Update 8:28pm: Unconfirmed reports indicate that Israel is targeting Iranian Regime officials in the recent wave of airstrikes.
Update 8:26pm: Footage from Tehran appears to back the report that Israel is using precise munitions to attack specific targets.
Update 8:25pm: The IDF has confirmed the launch of a major aerial operation targeting Iran’s nuclear program.
Israeli Air Force jets are striking dozens of sites across Iran linked to its nuclear infrastructure and military facilities. The operation is named “Strength of a Lion.”
According to the IDF, Iran has accumulated enough enriched uranium to build several nuclear bombs within days, and the strikes are aimed at neutralizing what it calls an “imminent threat.”
The sirens heard across Israel earlier were a preemptive alert issued by the IDF in anticipation of a possible Iranian response.
Update 8:22pm: The ongoing operation by Israel against Iran has been dubbed “Am KE’Lavi” – “Strength of a Lion.”
Update 8:21pm: Senior officials tell Channel 13 that Israel is preparing for “days of battle” with Iran, following tonight’s series of preemptive strikes against Tehran.
Update 8:20pm: U.S. officials state that the United States had no role in Israel’s strikes on Iran.
Update 8:20pm: Explosions reported in different areas in Iran.
Update 8:19pm: Second wave of attack hits Tehran Air Defences.
Update 8:16pm: Defense Minister Israel Katz immediately declares a special state of emergency in the home front throughout the entire State of Israel.
Update 8:14pm: Flights are beginning to divert away from the airspace over Tehran and Northwestern Iran.
Update 8:13pm: Commercial flights heading to Tel-Aviv have begun to turn around over the Eastern Mediterranean.
Update 8:11pm:
