View image in fullscreen A damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran.
“The aerial road to Tehran is effectively open,” an IDF official said.
Later in the day, Benjamin Netanyahu said: “In the very near future, you will see Israeli air force jets over the skies of Tehran.”.
Early on Sunday, both sides launched a fresh wave of attacks, with Israel saying that that it was attacking military targets in Tehran while Iranian missiles penetrated air defences in northern and central Israel.
Israeli strikes also targeted Iran’s defence ministry building in Tehran, causing minor damage, Iran’s Tasnim news agency said on Sunday.
In Israel, four people were killed in a missile strike near a house in Tamra, a predominantly Palestinian city in northern Israel.
ABC quoted a “source familiar with the intelligence” as saying the US had provided “exquisite” intelligence and would help defend Israel as needed. »