The Israeli attack, which comes amid an unprecedented exchange of strikes between Israel and Ansar Allah's Axis of Resistance coalition ally, Iran, was reported by a number of Israeli outlets as well as Saudi Arabia's Al-Hadath network.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the mission of his lifetime. For years, the veteran leader has made the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program his top priority.

Israel's military said the air force had concluded a wave of overnight strikes targeting air defenses in the area of Tehran. "We damaged—and will continue to damage—strategic sites and enemy sources of knowledge,

Smoke and flames filled the sky over Tehran as Israel struck oil and gas facilities in the Iranian capital and targeted more nuclear facilities during attacks that carried on into Sunday after starting two days earlier.

Videos and images verified by NBC News piece together a picture of the deprivation and chaos of Gaza's hospitals.

The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee denounced the Israeli strike as a “reckless escalation” that risks a broader war. “Israel’s alarming decision to launch airstrikes on Iran is a reckless escalation that risks igniting regional violence,