IDF eliminates ‘several operatives’ as IAF strikes 200 targets across Iran

Footage released by the IDF from one of the strike locations appeared to show the elimination of several Iranian regime operatives.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) completed its 13th wave of strikes across Iran since Operation Roaring Lion was launched, hitting ballistic missile launchers and regime infrastructure in western and central Iran, the IDF said Thursday.

The IAF struck more than 200 targets across western and central Iran on Thursday, including Iranian regime sites and ballistic missile launchers, the military added.

The strikes were part of what the military described as its 13th wave of attacks against Iranian regime infrastructure since the start of Operation Roaring Lion. Footage released by the IDF from one of the strike locations appeared to show the elimination of several Iranian regime operatives.

Israeli strike on Iranian terror regime operatives, March 5, 2026. (CREDIT: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)

The latest round of strikes joins earlier attacks aimed at dismantling Iran’s ballistic missile array, with a focus on launch sites in western Iran “in order to reduce missile launches toward the State of Israel.” Israel has struck hundreds of launch sites since the operation began, the military said, adding that the IDF has hit more than 300 ballistic missile launchers since the start of the campaign.

IDF chief says Israel has “established air superiority” over Iran

Earlier Thursday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said in a televised press conference that Israel had “established air superiority” over Iran and would be moving into the next phase of the campaign.

“We are now transitioning to the next phase of the campaign, in which we will intensify strikes against the regime’s foundations and military capabilities,” Zamir said, adding that within the first 24 hours of Operation Roaring Lion, the IAF had “paved the way to Tehran,” Zamir said.

Meanwhile, the IDF issued an evacuation warning in Persian on X/Twitter for residents in Tehran’s Abbas Abad neighborhood and the Shenzar industrial area, instructing civilians to leave the designated zones “for your safety.”

Iranian media also reported additional strikes in the capital on Thursday, including a reported strike on Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, a major venue west of the city.

As fighting continued, the World Health Organization said it had verified 13 attacks on health infrastructure in Iran during the ongoing US-Israeli campaign, with reports indicating health workers were killed and others injured.

The overall death toll in Iran has been reported as at least 1,230 since the war began, according to an Associated Press report citing an Iranian government official.

Reuters and Miriam Sela-Eitam contributed to this report.