By Yonah Jeremy, JERUSALEM Israel
Iranian state media confirmed the killing of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami in the opening strike of Israel's Operation Rising Lion, early Friday morning.
Dozens of Israeli aircraft participated in an initial wave of strikes on dozens of military targets and Iranian nuclear sites early on Friday morning.
"The response to the Israeli attack will be harsh and decisive," an Iranian official said, adding that details of Iran's retaliation "are being discussed at the highest levels" when asked whether the attack would be imminent.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Iran is gearing up to produce tens of thousands of ballistic missiles, which could kill millions of Israelis even without nuclear weapons, but imagine if any of them had nuclear weapons on them.
Further, Netanyahu stated Iran may only be a few months away from being able to actually make a nuclear weapon, and not just have enough uranium.
The IDF confirmed that the reason for the attack is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
"Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the Iranian regime are an existential threat to the State of Israel and to the wider world," the military said.
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