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Iran operation planned to last ‘about a week,’ ministers tell outlet
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet prepares to take off from an airbase in Israel for strikes in Iran, February 28, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
Cabinet ministers were told that the US-Israeli operation against Iran is designed to last for about a week, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
However, if Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed, says Kan, that could shorten the operation, if it causes Iranians to rise up against the regime.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and other senior officials were home with their families for the Sabbath meals last night in order to avoid giving any indications to Iranian intelligence that an attack was about to take place, according to the outlet.
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