IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says the Israeli military has plans for at least three more weeks of operations in Iran, during which thousands of targets would be struck.
“We have thousands of targets ahead,” Defrin tells CNN.
“We are ready, in coordination with our US allies, with plans through at least the Jewish holiday of Passover, about three weeks from now. And we have deeper plans for even three weeks beyond that,” he adds.
Defrin also tells CNN that the IDF is “not working according to a stopwatch, or a timetable, but rather to achieve our goals.”
On Friday, The Times of Israel reported that the military was preparing for several more weeks of operations in Iran, as it still has many more targets to hit, both in Tehran and in other parts of the country.
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