According to the Israelis, over 200 Israeli Air Force aircraft were involved in the opening strikes on Iran early this morning. IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said fighter jets dropped over 330 munitions on some 100 targets in the strikes, reported the {Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-200-aircraft-involved-in-opening-strikes-on-iran-with-several-top-officials-killed/).
The Israeli military later claimed that Israeli Air Force fighter jets completed an “extensive blow” against Iran’s air defenses in the west of the country.
On top of all that, a security official told the Times of Israel, that Israel spent years preparing for the operation against Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, including building a drone base inside Iran and smuggling precision weapons systems and commandos into the country. Though not mentioned by the ToI, the description of such an operation will bring to mind Ukraine’s June 1 “Operation Spider’s Web” drone attacks on Russian military airfields.
According to the official, Mossad agents set up a drone base on Iranian soil near Tehran. The drones were activated overnight, striking surface-to-surface missile launchers aimed at Israel. In addition, vehicles carrying weapons systems were smuggled into Iran. These systems took out Iran’s air defenses and gave Israeli planes air supremacy and freedom of action over Iran. Mossad commandos also deployed precision missiles near anti-aircraft sites in central Iran.
