The operation by the Israeli spy agency used stealth to target Iranian air defenses and missiles.

Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.

The death toll from Iranian strikes on Israel continue to rise overnight as Israel and Iran exchange more missile and drone strikes. Israel’s national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) reported a “direct hit” on a residential building in the Palestinian-Israeli town of Tamra,