Israel’s unprecedented attacks on Iran had at their core an elusive and high-risk goal: eradicating the country’s controversial nuclear program. Israel targeted three key Iranian nuclear facilities – Natanz,

“We are here because we are in the midst of an existential struggle, that all Israeli citizens understand,” said Netanyahu on Sunday afternoon in the central Israeli city of Bat Yam.

Iranian state television, long controlled by hard-line supporters of the country’s theocracy, repeatedly aired footage of missile strikes on Tel Aviv throughout the morning.