The IDF command assigned operations to attack Iran's official name is "Yehuda Shield," a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Ministry told Reuters.
He also confirmed that the Israeli attack on Iran coordinated with the United States. The source stressed that this operation had been planned for months, and the start date was set a few weeks ago.
After the start of the operation, an air alert was announced in Jerusalem. The Israeli military warned citizens about the high probability of retaliatory rocket fire from Iran.
Plus, Israel has completely closed its airspace to civil aviation. The Ministry of Transport urged passengers to refrain from traveling to airports until receiving new orders from the authorities.
In Iran, after the attack, emergency measures are being taken to protect the top leadership of the Islamic Republic. According to Reuters, the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei left the capital.
An Iranian official told the publication that Khamenei has been transferred to a safe place and is currently under heavy guard outside Tehran.
Mobile communication lines were disconnected in the eastern and western parts of Tehran. Iranian media also reported that Internet connection was significantly weakened in some areas of the capital.
Earlier, EADaily reported that Israel had launched a "preemptive strike" on Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz declared an "immediate state of emergency throughout the country."
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