Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian targets early on Friday, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders in what it called the start of a sustained operation aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the Reuters news agency reported.
In retaliation, Iran launched about 100 drones toward Israeli territory, the Israeli military said.
"Polish intelligence services, in close cooperation with our allies, are closely monitoring Israel's recent military actions against Iranian nuclear installations — primarily from the standpoint of Poland’s security interests and Polish citizens residing in the Middle East," Siemoniak wrote on the X social media platform.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that his country had "launched Operation Rising Lion," describing it as a targeted effort to roll back what he called "the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival."
A residential building hit by an Israeli air strike against Iran on Friday, June 13, 2025. Photo: EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
"This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat," Netanyahu said, according to Reuters.
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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters