JERUSALEM: Israel's military has killed about 1, 900 Iranian soldiers and commanders since the start of the conflict, military spokesman Effie Defrin said, adding that Israel did not rule out targeting Iran's newly announced supreme leader.
Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Defrin also confirmed that a second person was killed earlier on Monday in an Iranian missile attack in Israel, bringing the total death toll from Iranian attacks in the country to 12 civilians, in addition to two soldiers killed in combat with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
According to the Israeli Health Ministry, a total of 2, 238 people in Israel have been evacuated to hospitals since the beginning of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with 91 of them still in hospitals.
Defrin said the air force continued its attacks on Monday with strikes in Tehran, Isfahan and southern Iran.