Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel and the United States dropped tens of thousands of bombs on targets inside Iran and that Iran's nuclear program was destroyed in an operation called "Rising Lion," while mentioning another operation, "Lion's Roar," carried out with Washington. In an interview with Israel's Channel 14, he threatened to strike Iran's energy facilities and infrastructure and to push the country "40 years back" if confrontations resume.
Sky News Arabia focused on the bomb total, Katz's remark about assassinating Khamenei and his comments on the 1973 October War; Kalima highlighted the destruction of the nuclear program and the warhead weights; RojNews.News presented the statements as a threat to strike energy facilities and return Iran to the "Stone Age," citing Channel 14.