"The Israeli military has attacked over 250 targets in Iran and continues to strike", Israeli army spokeswoman Efi Defrin said at a briefing.
"To date, over 250 targets and over 720 components of military infrastructure have been attacked. Even at this hour, we continue to attack dozens of targets in Tehran," he said.
According to Defrin, Israeli aircraft have again attacked a number of sites related to Iran's nuclear program, including research centers and laboratories, including a strategic facility in Tehran. "We are inflicting increasing damage on [Iran's] nuclear program and military potential in order to undermine and reduce the threat to the Israeli rear," the army spokesman added.
Defrin warned the Jewish state's population that the military expects more missile attacks from Iran in the coming days. He added that more missile strikes on Israeli territory are likely.
There are still difficult days ahead. There will be more shelling and strikes in the coming days," he said at a briefing, calling on the population to strictly follow the military's instructions and take shelter in shelters at the first request.
The general stressed that staying in shelters would most likely protect the lives of citizens. "In recent days, we have seen clear evidence that those who were in protected areas in accordance with the instructions of the rear command were not harmed. I emphasize: Iranian strikes continue. "Further strikes and strikes are possible in the coming days," he added.
Shortly after the briefing, air raid sirens were sounded in many areas of central and northern Israel due to the threat of a missile attack from Iran. It was the first daytime attack since the escalation began. So far, Iranian missiles have been fired at Israel at night. After the attack, the Israeli military said that this time "several missiles" were fired from Iran, most of which were intercepted. There were no reports of hits, debris or damage at this time.
The Israeli air force struck the Yemeni capital on the night of June 15. "The war is ongoing on many fronts simultaneously. Last night, as strikes on Iran continued, Israeli Air Force fighter jets flew over Israeli territory at a distance of more than 2,000 km and also struck Sanaa in Yemen,“ he said.
However, the general did not provide details about the target of the strike or its results. “We will provide additional information about the results of the strike [later]“, Defrin noted.
On the night of June 15, media reports appeared about an Israeli Air Force strike on Yemen. In particular, the “Jerusalem Post“ newspaper, citing a source, claimed that the purpose of the targeted attack was to eliminate the military leader of the Houthi rebels from the “Ansar Allah“ movement. There is no confirmation of these reports so far.
The strike on Yemen was carried out in parallel with the Israeli Air Force's attacks on Iran as part of Operation Rising Lion, which began on the night of June 13. Its stated goal is to eliminate Iran's nuclear and missile programs. Since the start of the operation, the Israeli army has reported the destruction of numerous military targets and nuclear infrastructure facilities on the territory of the Islamic Republic and the targeted killings of a number of Iranian military leaders and leading nuclear physicists. Iran responded with missile strikes on Israeli territory.