IDF, Iran and Israel
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The ongoing conflict has destabilized the Middle East and raised the stakes of a broader regional conflict drawing in wider geopolitical actors that could include the United States, Israel's main ally and Iran's longtime foe.
The Israeli military issues an "urgent warning" to people in Tehran's District 3 that air strikes will hit "military infrastructure" in the area.
The IDF said this area was where the body of assassinated Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Sinwar was found earlier in June, along with at least 10 other terrorists.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has released dramatic video footage of airstrikes destroying two Iranian F‑14 fighter jets on a Tehran airport tarmac, claiming the jets were poised to intercept Israeli aircraft.
G7 nations urged Iran and Israel to opt diplomatic routes and de-escalate the situation. Maj Gen Ali Shadmani was appointed as Iran's wartime chief of staff only on June 13
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Maj. Gen. Yadlin, who flew in the 1981 Osirak reactor strike, explains why Israel's current operation against Iran represents a complex, multi-week campaign.
Israel struck at the heart of the Iran's nuclear program, killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders, according to Israeli officials. The U.S. did not provide any military assistance or have any involvement in the Israeli strike, a U.S. official told ABC News.
Israel’s military headquarters were struck after Iran’s Islamic Republic unleashed a barrage of missiles on central Tel Aviv late Friday night, causing “significant damage” to the Jewish state’s equivalent of the Pentagon.
Staff Sergeant Naveh Leshem, a soldier in the 12th Battalion, Golani Brigade, was killed in battle while fighting in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Tuesday. Leshem was 20 years old from the West Bank settlement of Nokdim. The soldiers were evacuated to receive medical treatment in hospitals, and their families were notified.