Israel's air force achieved a "remarkable feat," said William Freer, a research fellow for national security at the U.K.-based Council on Geostrategy.

The Israeli Air Force has destroyed 70 Iranian air defense batteries since the start of the IDF’s operation in Iran, according to the military.In the first 24 hours of the operation early Friday, over 40 Iranian air defense systems were struck,

Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

Israel’s military said it has destroyed more than 70 Iranian air-defense missile batteries. The strikes, which involved waves of fighter jet attacks, targeted missile launchers and radar systems spread across Iran.

Israel has said it has "eliminated" one of Iran's top military commanders. "For the second time in 5 days—the IDF has eliminated Iran's War-Time Chief of Staff, the regime's top military commander," Israel Defense Forces said in a post on X.