#IsraelIranConflict What is Israel looking for with the bombings in Iran and why are they different from previous ones?
Atomic facilities, military bases, security force commands, and nuclear scientists: all have been targeted at once in the largest attack suffered by Iran in its territory since its war with Iraq in the 1980s.
Israel had been preparing the offensive this Friday against Iran for years, for which the Mossad even built a secret base in Iranian territory from which it launched drones to disable its air defenses, according to security sources who spoke to the Israeli press.
This is not the first time Israel has bombed nuclear facilities or killed Iranian scientists or military personnel. But, unlike other times, in this operation it opted to attack all its targets at once, a blow aimed at taking Tehran out of action.
The attack began in the early hours and reached residential areas of Tehran, as well as the nuclear facilities of Natanz, about 225 kilometers south of the capital; the city of Tabriz, in the north of the country, where the bombs hit a nuclear research center, and two military bases, as well as the cities of Isfahan and Arak, where there are uranium enrichment plants.
Explosions were also reported in cities like Kermanshah and Shiraz, where there are military and industrial complexes.
Iran responded by launching a hundred drones over Israel, most of which were intercepted by its air defenses, and on Friday night it also launched hundreds of missiles over cities like Tel Aviv, which were also blocked.