“At this time, we can say that we have achieved full aerial superiority over Tehran’s skies,” said military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin. Israeli strikes “amount to a deep and comprehensive blow to the Iranian threat.”
Iran, meanwhile, announced it had launched some 100 missiles and vowed further retaliation for sweeping attacks on its military and nuclear infrastructure that have killed at least 224 people in the country since Friday.
One missile fell near the American consulate in Tel Aviv, with its blast waves causing minor damage, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said on X. He added that no American personnel were injured.
Israel said so far 24 people have been killed and more than 500 injured as Iran launched more than 370 missiles and hundreds of drones.