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IDF says it destroyed loaded, manned missile launchers in ‘extensive’ wave of Iran strikes earlier today
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An “extensive” wave of Israeli airstrikes in central and western Iran earlier today destroyed dozens of Iranian ballistic missile launchers and air defense systems, the military says.
According to the IDF, some of the missile launchers were armed for attacks on Israel, and they were struck while Iranian soldiers were operating them.
“The combined effort to further degrade the regime’s firing and defense capabilities has continued since the first day of Operation Roaring Lion to reduce to the fullest extent possible the volume of fire directed at the State of Israel, while expanding the Israeli Air Force’s aerial superiority,” the military says.
The IDF publishes footage showing some of the strikes.
המאמץ המשולב להעמקת הפגיעה ביכולות האש וההגנה נמשך: עשרות מערכות טילים בליסטיים והגנה הותקפו היום במערב ובמרכז איראן
חיל האוויר השלים מוקדם יותר היום גל תקיפות נרחב לעבר מטרות של משטר הטרור האיראני במערב ובמרכז איראן.
בתקיפות הושמדו עשרות תשתיות של מערך הטילים הבליסטיים של… pic.twitter.com/JQE0rMMpnw
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