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- 鈥淲e are at a decisive moment in Israel鈥檚 history,鈥� Netanyahu said in a video message
- Says Israel also targetting scientists working on Iran nuclear weapons
- Iran state TV reported that at least two nuclear scientists were killed in the Israeli strike
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel鈥檚 attack on Iran would 鈥渃ontinue for as many days as it takes鈥� after Israel announced it had carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.
鈥淭his operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat,鈥� Netanyahu said in a video statement, adding that Israel launched a 鈥榯argeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel鈥檚 very survival.鈥�
Calling the offensive 鈥淩ising Lion,鈥� he said Israel was also targeting Iranian commanders and missile factories, and declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Tehran.
鈥淲e are at a decisive moment in Israel鈥檚 history,鈥� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the recorded video message.
鈥淲e struck at the heart of Iran鈥檚 nuclear enrichment program. We targeted Iran鈥檚 main enrichment facility at Natanz... We also struck at the heart of Iran鈥檚 ballistic missile program,鈥� he said, adding that Israel had also hit Iranian nuclear scientists 鈥渨orking on the Iranian bomb.鈥�
Iran state TV later reported that nuclear scientists Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi were killed in the Israeli strike.
A witness in Nantanz city said multiple explosions were heard near the facility, and a senior Iranian official told Reuters that the country鈥檚 leadership was holding a top security meeting.