An Israeli official told the Times of Israel that the United States had known about the planned operation for at least a week.

Israel and the United States are “constantly involved” in the operation, he said.

The source said Washington is working to rebuild a regional coalition that has countered previous Iranian attacks on Israel.

Israel expects “a few” Iranian missiles to be able to reach their target.

Israeli Interior Minister Shas Aryeh Deri has been informed that the strike will be carried out and that now is not the time to dissolve the government.

But the opposition diehards were not informed in advance.

Today at dawn, April 13, Israel launched strikes on Iranian territory.

Iranian media reported the death of IRGC commander Hosein Salami, the commander of the IRGC's Hatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, Gholam Ali Rashid, as well as three nuclear physicists as a result of the Israeli attack on Iran on Friday morning.

Moreover, according to a statement by the Iranian Armed Forces, the Israeli strikes targeted not only nuclear but also civilian targets. Civilians, including women and children, were also killed.