Emergency services say ten have been killed in Israel, while Iranian state media have given little information about casualties in Iran.

IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin elaborated that the military's goal in Operation Rising Lion is not to achieve regime change in Iran, but rather to remove Iran's capabilities to annihilate Israel, according to a Sunday afternoon statement.

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Hagari will serve as the assistant to Defrin, similar to what Ronen Manelis, Hagari’s predecessor, did in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 massacre.

Meanwhile, Defrin continues to serve as the public face of the IDF, issuing official statements and representing the Spokesperson's Unit in the IDF General Staff - Click on the link for more.