Netanyahu spoke up: He addressed Iran directly VIDEO

He also said that "the Iranian regime has never been weaker and this is an opportunity for the Iranian people to rise up against the regime."

"There is more to come. The regime does not know what hit it, nor what will hit it. It has never been weaker," Netanyahu said in a video message, according to CNN.

He stated that today Israel destroyed Iran's most important uranium enrichment facility and "a large part" of its ballistic missile arsenal, as well as killing senior military commanders and nuclear scientists.

Addressing the people of Iran directly, he said that he and the Israeli people are with them.

Iranian media reported that hundreds of ballistic missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel, as the beginning of Tehran's response to intense Israeli attacks.

Israel launched attacks on Iran the night before and in the early hours of the morning, saying that nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders were targeted at the start of the operation, which it said was aimed at preventing Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

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