Pakistan(National Times)- The drone attack came after Israel said it targeted Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders on Friday at the start of what it warned would be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country\u2019s main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, while Israel declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes. Iranian state television reported that Hossein Salami, the chief of the elite Revolutionary Guards corps, had been killed and the unit\u2019s headquarters in Tehran had been hit. Several children had been killed in a strike on a residential area in the capital, it said. \u201cWe are at a decisive moment in Israel\u2019s history,\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded video message. \u201cMoments ago Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel\u2019s very survival. This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.\u201d Israel targeted Iranian scientists working on a nuclear bomb, its ballistic missile program and its Natanz uranium enrichment facility, in an operation that would continue for days, he said. An Israeli military official said Israel was striking \u201cdozens\u201d of nuclear and military targets including the facility at Natanz in central Iran. The official said Iran had enough material to make 15 nuclear bombs within days. Alongside extensive air strikes, Israel\u2019s Mossad spy agency led a series of covert sabotage operations inside Iran, Axios reported, citing a senior Israeli official. These operations were aimed at damaging Iran\u2019s strategic missile sites and its air defence capabilities. Tel Aviv\u2019s Ben Gurion Airport was closed until further notice, and Israel\u2019s air defence units stood at high alert for possible retaliatory strikes from Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan(National Times)- The drone attack came after Israel said it targeted Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders on Friday at the start of what it warned would be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country\u2019s main uranium enrichment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n