#IsraelIranConflict Minutes after the first information about the attacks was known, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a televised statement.

"A few moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a military operation aimed at countering the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival. This operation will continue for as long as necessary," Netanyahu stated.

"In recent months, Iran has taken steps to turn enriched uranium into a weapon," he added.

"If it is not stopped, it could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time. It could take a year. It could take a few months, even less than a year. This poses a clear and present danger to Israel's very survival."

Netanyahu also thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for "confronting Israel's nuclear weapons program."

"He has made it clear time and again that Iran cannot have a nuclear enrichment program," said the leader.