Israel carried out a series of airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, the Israeli military said.
The strikes seen and heard by residents in the capital, Tehran, came weeks after Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel, forcing millions of Israelis to take cover in bomb shelters. Iran said its attack early this month was in retaliation for Israel’s killing of an Iranian commander and several leaders of Iranian-backed groups in the region.
The recent exchanges of airstrikes by Israel and Iran have ruptured their longstanding practice of avoiding direct military clashes.
Here’s a look at everything we know about the Israeli military action against Iran and the events that brought the countries to this point.
What happened?
The Israeli military said in a statement at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday that it was “conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” saying it was acting in response to more than a year of attacks on Israel by Iran and its allies across the Middle East. It was a rare acknowledgment by Israel of military activity on Iranian territory.
Residents of Tehran reported hearing explosions in and around the city. Israeli officials said the attack was over by about 5 a.m., after striking about 20 targets.
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