🎯 IDF STRIKE ELIMINATES IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE OPERATORS IN IRAN: The IDF published footage showing an Israeli Air Force strike that killed Iranian soldiers at an air defense site in Iran as they attempted to operate the system against Israeli aircraft.
The Israeli Air Force also struck and eliminated a cell of operatives from the Iranian regime’s aerial array as they prepared to operate aerial systems against the IDF, while continuing strikes on ballistic missile launchers and live-fire arrays.
ℹ️ OPERATION “ROARING LION” DATA AND MULTI-FRONT ACTIVITY: The IDF says approximately 600 Iranian regime terrorist infrastructure sites have been targeted so far, with about 2,500 munitions used and roughly 110,000 reservists mobilized.
The military says more than 150 surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and over 200 Iranian air defense systems were among the targets, including over 20 targets tied to Iranian military leaders.
Over the past day, the IDF says it struck approximately 30 terrorist infrastructure sites in Lebanon.
♟️ IDF: IRAN OPERATION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND ONE WEEK: The IDF assesses the operation will take more than a week and says it is seeking to deal a heavy blow to the Iranian regime. The military says recent strikes have focused on regime sites, ballistic missile launchers, and air defense systems, and adds that nuclear facilities have not yet been targeted but remain Israeli and U.S. objectives.
🇺🇸 U.S. AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: Gen. Dan Caine said: “Across every domain — land, air, sea, cyber, the U.S. joint force delivered synchronized and layered effects designed to disrupt, degrade, deny, and destroy Iran’s ability to conduct and sustain combat operations."
U.S. Central Command said a fourth American service member died after being seriously wounded during Iran’s initial attacks.
According to information received by Hengaw, all detainees held at Marivan Central Prison were released after Israeli and U.S. fighter jets bombed military and intelligence facilities in the city on Monday, March 2, 2026.
🇮🇱 NETANYAHU COMMENTS ON IRAN AND OPERATION OBJECTIVES: Prime Minister Netanyahu said: “A day will come when the brave Iranian people will be able to cast off the yoke of tyranny - when that day arrives, we will be there.” Netanyahu said Israel went to war to create conditions for the Iranian people to remove the yoke of tyranny, and said the Iranian regime fired yesterday at many countries in the region and fired today at Europe.
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