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Saturday, February 28, 2026
IDF: Joint attack with US aims at ‘a thorough strike against the Iranian terror regime,’ targets include dozens of military sites; regime was fortifying nuclear program, restarting missile production
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says its strikes with the United States on Iran included attacks on “dozens of military targets, and were carried out as part of a wide, coordinated, and joint offensive against the regime.”
In a statement, the military says the “joint, broad, and powerful operation” with the US is “aimed at a thorough strike against the Iranian terror regime and at eliminating existential threats to the State of Israel over time.”
“The Iranian regime has not abandoned its plan to destroy Israel,” the military says, adding that in recent months, “despite the severe blow” Iran sustained during June 2025’s war, “the IDF identified that the regime continued its attempts to fortify, shield, and conceal its nuclear programs, alongside the rehabilitation of its missile production process.”
According to the IDF, Iran had accelerated its production of ballistic missiles to dozens a month.
“In addition, the regime continued financing, training, and arming its operatives positioned along Israel’s borders. These are actions constituting an existential threat to the State of Israel and pose a threat to the Middle East and the world at large,” the military says.
The IDF says that in the months preceding the operation, “close and joint planning was conducted” between the IDF and the American military, “which enabled the execution of the broad strike with maximum synchronization and coordination between the armies.”
“The IDF, across all its branches, undertook a meticulous and long-term preparation process for the operation, both in defensive arrays and in various attack plans,” the military says.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is currently holding an assessment with top commanders, and troops are on high alert for “for attacks across all fronts and against any adversary,” the army says.
The IDF says that the operation “will continue as long as necessary.”
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