IDF Updates – June 22nd


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IDF: Following the sirens that sounded regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration at 6:40 in Paran, and at 6:46 in Yahel, two UAVs launched toward Israeli territory from the east were intercepted by the IAF.


IDF: A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel.

The public is requested to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command.
At this time, the IAF is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.
The defense is not hermetic, therefore, it is essential to continue following the instructions of the Home Front Command.


IDF: An additional barrage of missiles was launched toward the State of Israel. The public is requested to continue to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command. 
The IDF repeats and emphasizes not to publish and share the footage and locations of hits.

The Aerial Defense Array is currently identifying and intercepting threats.


IDF: Following the situational assessment, the Home Front Command published that it is now permitted to leave protected spaces in several areas across the country.
Search and Rescue forces are operating in several locations across the country in which reports of fallen projectiles were received.
The public is requested to continue to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command.


IDF: The IAF has begun a series of strikes toward military targets in western Iran.

Additionally, this morning, the IAF struck missile launchers ready to launch toward Israeli territory, soldiers in the Iranian Armed Forces, and swiftly neutralized the launchers that launched missiles toward Israeli territory a short while ago.


IDF: The IAF has begun a series of strikes toward military targets in western Iran.

Additionally, this morning, the IAF struck missile launchers ready to launch toward Israeli territory, soldiers in the Iranian Armed Forces, and swiftly neutralized the launchers that launched missiles toward Israeli territory a short while ago.


IDF: During the missile launches from Iran toward Israeli territory this morning, no sirens were sounded in Haifa.
An initial inquiry suggests that a projectile fall was identified in the city. The possibility that there was an issue with the interceptor is being looked into. There was no malfunction in the alert system and a previous warning had been issued to the area.

The incident is under review.


IDF: The IAF struck dozens of military targets in Iran yesterday

A short while ago, IAF aircraft struck two F-5 fighter jets belonging to the Iranian Armed Forces at the Dezful Airport in Iran.

Additionally, in strikes that were conducted earlier this morning, eight launchers were neutralized, including six launchers ready to immediately launch missiles toward Israeli territory.

Yesterday, (Saturday), approximately 20 IAF fighter jets, struck dozens of military targets in Iran, following the precise direction of the IDF Intelligence Directorate.

Among the targets struck were a military site containing components to produce explosive materials, weapons storage, and production facilities, and Iranian aerial defense systems.

Additionally, the IDF struck military infrastructure sites at the Isfahan airport, in order to prevent the Iranian Air Force’s use of the military infrastructure.

Attached are the following:

Footage of the strike on the F-5 fighter jets in Iran: https://bit.ly/448GyHs

Footage from the strike on the launchers: https://bit.ly/4leHFfx

Footage of IAF strikes in Iran over the past day: https://bit.ly/463IhjS


Joint IDF and ISA Announcement:

The ISA and IDF Recovered the Bodies of Hostages Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano, and Staff Sergeant Shay Levinson from the Gaza Strip

In a special operation carried out by the ISA and the IDF, the bodies of the hostages Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano, and Staff Sergeant Shay Levinson were recovered from the Gaza Strip yesterday (Saturday).

Ofra Keidar, a member of Kibbutz Be’eri, was brutally murdered and abducted from the kibbutz on October 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists. Ofra, who was 71 at the time of her death, was a mother of three and the wife of Shmuel Keidar, who was also murdered by Hamas terrorists in their home in Be’eri.

Yonatan Samerano was brutally murdered and abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023, by …


IDF: Approximately 30 UAVs Launched Toward Israeli Territory Overnight were Intercepted by the IAF and Israeli Navy

Since the beginning of operation “Rising Lion”, the IAF and Israeli Navy have intercepted over 500 UAV’s launched from Iran toward the State of Israel.

Simultaneously, the IAF continues to destroy dozens of UAV’s throughout Iranian territory.

Attached are the following:

Footage of the interception of a UAV overnight: https://bit.ly/4jV7sbz

Footage of strikes on UAVs in Iran: https://bit.ly/4ncLe7X


IDF: Following the briefing by the IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin

Attached is a video of the English briefing by the IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin:
https://bit.ly/3I6Y3QV

Full transcript of the English briefing by the IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin:
“We are in the midst of a historic operation – Operation “Rising Lion”, one of the most complex and ambitious missions the IDF has carried out.

Let me be clear: the Iranian regime is responsible for the war that has raged for over 600 days.
From Gaza to Lebanon, from Yemen to Tehran — the Iranian regime has spent years fueling terror across the region.
And now, the cost of their aggression is being felt on their own soil.
Last night, the U.S. military struck nuclear sites in Iran.
These actions mar…


IDF: Following the briefing by the IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin

Footage: The Israeli Air Force Struck Ready-To-Fire Missile Launchers in Iran Prior to This Morning’s Barrage from Iran

The Israeli Air Force struck ready-to-fire missile launchers, shortly before Iran fired a barrage toward the State of Israel this morning (Sunday).
Iranian soldiers operating the launchers were eliminated in the strike.

Attached is footage from the strike:
https://bit.ly/4kPww4Z


IDF: Following the briefing by the IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin

Footage: The Israeli Air Force Struck Ready-To-Fire Missile Launchers in Iran Prior to This Morning’s Barrage from Iran

The Israeli Air Force struck ready-to-fire missile launchers, shortly before Iran fired a barrage toward the State of Israel this morning (Sunday).
Iranian soldiers operating the launchers were eliminated in the strike.

Attached is footage from the strike:
https://bit.ly/4kPww4Z


IDF: The Chief of the General Staff and IDF Commanders During the Strikes in Iran

The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, was in the IDF command situation room last night (Saturday) together with the Head of the Operations Directorate, Head of the Intelligence Directorate, Commanding Officer of the Israeli Air Force, Head of the Planning Directorate, and additional commanders, during the strikes in Iran, at the same time IDF activity to rescue hostages continues in the Gaza Strip.

The Chief of the General Staff emphasized the importance of the strategic relationship and coordination between the IDF and the U.S. military and emphasized that the IDF will continue operations until the objectives of the operation are achieved.

In addition, the Chief of the General Staff expressed appreciation for the forces operating to rescue hostages in the Gaza Strip, in parallel to Operation “Rising Lion”, and added that the IDF shares in the sorrow of the bereaved families and will continue to operate utilizing all available efforts to bring the hostages home.

Attached is a related video:
https://bit.ly/4n4kHtk

Attached are related photos:
https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/


https://open.substack.com/pub/idfspokesperson/p/strikes-in-iranand-three-hostages/


IDF: Four Areas in Parallel: The IAF Struck Missile and UAV sites in Isfahan, Bushehr, Ahvaz, and-for the First Time-Yazd

Earlier today (Sunday), with guidance from the IDF Intelligence Directorate, approximately 30 IAF fighter jets struck dozens of military targets throughout Iran with over 60 munitions.

As part of the strikes, IAF fighter jets struck the “Imam Hussein” Strategic Missile Command Center in the Yazd area, where long-range Khorramshahr missiles were stored. Approximately 60 missiles have been launched from this command center toward the State of Israel.

In parallel, missile launchers were struck in Isfahan, Bushehr, and Ahvaz. Strikes were also conducted on military sites involved in the production of aerial defense batteries, the ‘Third Brigade’ UAV command center, and a UAV storage facility near the command center.

During the strikes, an IAF aircraft identified Iranian Armed Forces soldiers loading missile launchers and eliminated them.

The IDF will continue to reach and strike in any area within Iranian territory to eliminate threats posed to the State of Israel.

Attached are the following:

Footage of the strike on the missile launchers in Iran: https://bit.ly/3T0Hfxx

Footage of the strike on Iranian Armed Forces soldiers near loaded launchers: https://bit.ly/43V3WJK


IDF: For the First Time and at a Distance of 2,200 km: The Israeli Air Force Strikes Khorramshahr Surface-to-Surface Missile Storage Facilities

A short while ago, Israeli Air Force fighter jets flew over Iranian territory and began striking storage facilities containing long-range surface-to-surface missiles, known as “Khorramshahr,” in the Yazd area.

The Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, and Head of Air Operations, Brig. Gen. Gilad Keinan, commanded the strike in real-time from the IAF control room.

From the Remarks of the Commander of the Israeli Air Force:
“In broad daylight, we surprised the ‘Imam Hussein’ missile headquarters in central Iran, the furthest target we’ve struck to date. We destroyed Khorramshahr missiles before th…


IDF: Chief of the General Staff in the Situational Assessment: “We’ve Reached a Turning Point in the Campaign, Following the Precise and Impressive U.S. Strike on Key [military] Nuclear Sites. We view the coordination between our militaries as a major strategic asset for the State of Israel”

Today (Sunday), the Chief of the General Staff LTG Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment with members of the General Staff Forum.

From the remarks of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir:

“We are on day ten of Operation “Rising Lion”. So far, we have achieved many objectives, including significantly damaging Iran’s [military] nuclear program. We’ve reached a turning point in the campaign, following last night’s very precise and impressive strike by the U.…


IDF: Following a situational assessment, the Home Front Command’s defensive guidelines remain unchanged and will remain in effect until Monday, June 23rd, 2025, at 20:00.

The full guidelines are detailed at the following link:
https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/IDFANC220625234345


IDF: “The IDF Struck a Surface-To-Surface Missile Production Site 2,000 Kilometers Away”

Yesterday (Saturday), IAF fighter jets, guided by precise intelligence from the Intelligence Directorate, struck a surface-to-surface missile engine production site of the IRGC in the Shahroud area of Iran, approximately 2,000 km from Israeli territory.

The site was struck for its planetary mixers and critical machinery used in the production of engines for missiles launched by the Iranian regime toward the State of Israel.

The site that was struck is part of the effort to damage the Iranian regime’s surface-to-surface missile production industry, which is intended to manufacture thousands of missiles in the coming years.

Attached are the following:

3D illustration of the surface-to-surface missile engine production site that was struck in the Shahroud area: https://bit.ly/3ZKo2E1

Related graphic: https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC22062501923584


IDF: ”Today, for the first time, we struck in the area of Yazd, hitting surface-to-surface missile warehouses approximately 2,200 kilometers from Israeli territory. These strikes are part of our broader effort to degrade the Iranian weapons program and the regime’s missile production industry”

Attached is the press briefing by the IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin: https://bit.ly/3FRBeAi

Attached is the full transcript: https://www.idf.il/300066


IDF: The IAF is currently striking military infrastructure sites in Tehran and western Iran.


IDF: The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, spoke this evening (Sunday) with Kochav and Shlomit Levinson, the parents of SSGT Shay Levinson – a tank commander who fell in battle, was then abducted to the Gaza Strip, and whose body was recovered and returned to Israel today in a joint operation by the ISA and the IDF.

The Chief of the General Staff said: “Sending you a strong embrace. Shay, may his memory be blessed, has been returned for burial in Israel. We carried out a complex operation following a period of extended intelligence efforts. We will do everything to bring all the hostages home. That is our duty”.


IDF: A short while ago (Sunday), approximately 20 IAF fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes using over 30 munitions on military targets in Iran.

As part of the strikes, the IAF struck storage and missile launching infrastructure sites intended to harm the State of Israel, as well as military satellites and radar sites used for creating an aerial intelligence assessment in Kermanshah and Hamedan in western Iran.

In addition, a surface-to-air missile launcher was struck in the area of Tehran.

The IDF continues its efforts to degrade the military capabilities of the Iranian regime and achieve aerial superiority over Iranian airspace in order to protect the State of Israel.

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