IDF says it has dropped over 16,000 bombs on 4,000 separate targets in Iran since start of war

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1 April 2026, 6:02 am

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Israeli Air Force F-35I fighter jets head to carry out strikes in Iran, in a photo published by the military on March 15, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

The Israeli Air Force has dropped over 16,000 bombs in Iran since the start of the war, in over 800 waves of strikes, the military says.

According to the IDF, over 10,000 separate strikes have been carried out on 4,000 targets, including air defense systems, ballistic missile launchers, weapon production sites, nuclear facilities, various headquarters, and military commanders and leaders.