Israel’s military chief has said that the country’s ongoing campaign of strikes on Iran was on a “completely different scale” to a previous 12-day war fought between the foes in June last year.

“We are embarking on an operation that is taking place at a completely different scale — more complex and more complicated,” Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir was quoted as saying in a military statement.

“I know that the preparation was short but intensive and incredibly thorough,” he added.

 Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir visits the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem’s Old City on March 5, 2025. — Reuters/File
Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir visits the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem’s Old City on March 5, 2025. — Reuters/File

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