The IAF struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday following an Iranian missile attack on Israel, the IDF confirmed.
The strikes come after sources told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that Israeli officials were still deciding when and how hard to hit Iran, noting that a significant Israeli response to Tehran’s ceasefire breach was expected.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that the strikes were carried out using air-launched ballistic missiles, according to Iranian IRNA state media.
Iran had threatened to attack Israel following an earlier IDF strike on Beirut, which itself was retaliation for continued Hezbollah ceasefire breaches.
Earlier on Monday, a United States official told Axios that he did not expect an imminent Israeli retaliation against Iran.
“I don’t think anything is imminent in terms of an Israeli strike,” he said.
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid striking Iran, N12 news reported.
“Israel has responded enough, no need for more,” Trump additionally told KAN News.
This is a developing story.