IDF says airstrikes targeted ballistic missile launch sites, Iranian soldiers

The Israeli Air Force bombed dozens of military targets in Iran overnight, including ballistic missile launch sites and Iranian soldiers who the IDF says had been preparing to carry out fire on Israel.

According to the military, strikes in the Tehran area hit dozens of weapon manufacturing sites and other targets, including a military base where anti-aircraft systems were stored, a production site for “key components for ballistic missiles,” a production site for batteries for various weaponry, and a weapons production site of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Also overnight, the IAF struck several ballistic missile launch sites — including one belonging to the IRGC — air defense systems, and surveillance posts of the IRGC and Iranian army, the military says.

The IDF says it also identified Iranian soldiers from Iran’s ballistic missile array at a building in Tehran. “Minutes after the identification, the Air Force struck and eliminated the soldiers who were planning to advance fire toward the State of Israel,” the military says.