Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel had informed the United States about its plans to attack Iran before carrying them out. "I leave the American position to the Americans. We updated them ahead of time.

Israel launched a “preemptive” attack on Iran overnight amid fears Tehran was on the verge of building a nuclear weapon. The air strikes have sparked wider concerns of all-out war across the Middle East – especially as Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza has already riled Iran and its regional allies.

Israel has targeted Iran's stockpile of missiles as well as its ability to launch them, according to the Institute for the Study of War.