(Reuters) -Israel's effective use of air-launched ballistic missiles ... targets included buildings once used in Iran's nuclear programme. Tehran defends such targets with "a huge variety" of anti-aircraft systems, said Justin Bronk, an airpower and ...

According to the Jerusalem Post, 100 Israeli aircraft were used in the operation against Iran . From reports, it seems no Israeli aircraft were lost in the operation. Separately, an Israeli F-16 fighter jet nearly crashed on take-off into another aircraft on the runway at Ramat David Airbase on Saturday.

Israel's weapon of choice in its attack on Iran was air-lanched ballistic missiles, which struck targets rapidly with minimal risk to its aircraft.

A spate of recent intelligence successes by Israel against Iran and its allies have underlined the extent of Israel's infiltration of the establishment in Iran, causing major anxiety for its leadership,