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Since last year, Israel forces have repeatedly hit Iran’s defenses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had worked to “peel off the layers of protection” of Iranian defenses.
The conflict, the most intense fighting between the two countries in decades, has been met in the United States with feelings of “frustration and helplessness,” as well as heartbreak.
Many of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name all of the victims.
Israel decimated the group’s leadership last fall and degraded its military capabilities. Can the same strategy work against a far more powerful foe?
Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.
Israel’s leader and President Trump appeared to bet they can persevere, but other world leaders warned of unintended outcomes in a volatile region.
Iranians recalled scenes of confusion and fear, explosions in the night and how they, their friends and neighbors experienced Israel’s widespread attacks.
Waves of Israeli airstrikes hit two nuclear enrichment sites, multiple military bases, and military scientists and commanders. Iran replied with a barrage of missiles and drones.
An aggressive counterattack risks escalation. But giving in to U.S. and Israeli demands is an unlikely alternative.
Years of intelligence collection, infiltration of Iran with commandos and weapons, and tracking of targeted commanders and scientists made the wide-ranging attacks possible.