Israel releases first visual of attack on Iran, targets hundreds of sites as part of Operation Rising Lion - Video

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday (local time) released the first visuals of its preemptive strikes on Iran. Sharing the video on its X account, the Israeli agency said that it targeted hundreds of sites in Western Iran as part of "Operation Rising Lion."

The footage comes hours after the US and Israel launched operations to target Iran, marking a renewed military confrontation in the Middle East. The combat operation comes days after the US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of finalising a nuclear deal, and added that "bad things" would happen if the latter failed to comply.

Earlier today, the IDF, in a post on X, announced that the joint operation to degrade Tehran's terrorist regime and to remove its existential threats to Israel over time. It added, "The Iranian regime has not abandoned its plan to destroy Israel. The regime has continued financing, training, and arming its proxies positioned on Israel’s borders. These actions constitute an existential threat to Israel and pose a danger to the Middle East and the world as a whole.