Israel Defense Forces said "defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat" of missiles lunched from Iran.

Emergency services say ten have been killed in Israel, while Iranian state media have given little information about casualties in Iran.

IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin elaborated that the military's goal in Operation Rising Lion is not to achieve regime change in Iran, but rather to remove Iran's capabilities to annihilate Israel, according to a Sunday afternoon statement.

The IDF has completed a wide-scale wave of strikes to degrade the Iranian regime’s weapons production capabilities. Following the wide-scale wave of strikes carried out earlier on Sunday on infrastructure belonging to the Quds Force, the IRGC, and the Iranian military in Tehran, numerous weapons production sites across Iran were targeted.

The Israel Defense Forces released footage showing overnight airstrikes on Iran’s “nuclear program headquarters” in Tehran. About 50 Israeli fighter jets struck 80 targets, including the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Sepand nuclear sites,

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, in a video statement, says he assures Israeli citizens that “anyone who harms you is paying and will pay a heavy price.”

Infographic released by the IDF where they struck an IRGC production site for aerial defense systems. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) 10 victims were evacuated by Magen David Adom, while ZAKA said a residential building in northern Israel was directly hit.

The Israel Defense Forces issued an evacuation warning for Iranian civilians on June 15. The IDF advised individuals near military facilities to evacuate immediately.

Maj. Gen. Yadlin, who flew in the 1981 Osirak reactor strike, explains why Israel's current operation against Iran represents a complex, multi-week campaign.

The Israeli military has confirmed the recovery of the body of Aviv Atzili, a 49-year-old Israeli reservist and member of Kibbutz Nir Oz’s civil defence