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200 Jets, 500 Targets: Inside IDF's largest-ever air operation against Iran, Al Khamenei
Around 200 Israeli fighter jets struck nearly 500 targets in Iran in what the IDF called its largest-ever air operation.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said around 200 fighter jets carried out the largest military flyover in the history of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), launching a major attack on missile systems and air defence networks in western and central Iran.
In a post on X, the IDF described it as “THE LARGEST MILITARY FLYOVER IN IDF HISTORY,” adding that “200 IAF jets completed a broad strike against the missile array and the aerial defense systems of the IRGC in western and central Iran.”
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500+ targets hit across Iran
According to the IDF, the operation was guided by military intelligence and carefully planned. Hundreds of fighter jets operated at the same time, dropping hundreds of munitions on nearly 500 targets across different parts of Iran. These included air defence systems and missile launchers.
The IDF said “500+ targets hit, including aerial defense systems & missile launchers in several locations throughout Iran simultaneously.”
It added that the operation was “conducted following precise planning with excellent intelligence, while synchronizing hundreds of fighter jets,” and that the strikes allowed the expansion of the IAF’s aerial superiority over Iranian airspace.
One of the strikes hit a location in Tabriz in western Iran. The IDF said the site was used by Iran’s surface-to-surface missile unit and was believed to be preparing to fire dozens of missiles at Israeli civilians.
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The IDF said the strikes weakened Iran’s defence systems and expanded the IAF’s aerial advantage over Iranian airspace. It added that the attacks significantly reduced the offensive capabilities of Iranian missile launch sites, particularly in western Iran.
The military said the large-scale operation removed several threats to its fighter jets and to Israeli civilians. It added that the Israeli Air Force is continuing its operations in Iran and that the IDF will keep acting to weaken the capabilities of the Iranian regime.
