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Saturday, October 26, 2024
IDF announces Israel carrying out ‘precise strikes’ on military targets in Iran
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms launching strikes in Iran.
In a statement, the IDF says it is carrying out “precise strikes” on Iranian military targets, in response to “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 military says.
“Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond,” the statement continues.
The IDF says its “defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilized,” and that it “will do whatever necessary to defend the State of Israel and the people of Israel.”
The Times of Israel Community.