Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran 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.
"I have just spoken with Marcin Wilczek, our ambassador in Tehran. Our diplomatic mission and its staff are safe," Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in a social media post.
Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak wrote on X that "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."
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."
"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