Israel strikes Iran's nuclear facilities; Revolutionary Guards chief killed - 10 things to know

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said that it had launched strikes on “nuclear targets” among other sites in Iran with an aim to stall the Iranian nuclear programme.

Israeli fighter jets “completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets” in Iran, the Israeli armed forces said.

Tel Aviv said that Iran was “closer than ever to 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,” said the Israel Defense Forces.