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Israeli forces destroyed a pair of Iranian F-14 Tomcats, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Monday. The Defence Blog reports that the jets were parked in Isfahan, Iran, while Israel carried out airstrikes on military targets in the region.

Israel and Iran launched a new round of attacks as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fifth day.

Israel’s military headquarters were struck after Iran’s Islamic Republic unleashed a barrage of missiles on central Tel Aviv late Friday night, causing “significant damage” to the Jewish state’s equivalent of the Pentagon.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin made the comment at a press briefing on Monday, and said they had "completed another wave of attacks in Tehran" which hit "more than 20 Iranian army and Quds force headquarters".

President Donald Trump rejected an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told ABC News. The officials stated that Israel shared with the United States that they had a window to kill Iran's leader but the president was not on board with the plan.

Military says it is reviving defunct tank brigade, establishing new infantry brigade, reorganizing training command; boosting Navy's 'strategic capabilities' The post New structural changes to IDF include bolstering border and air defense units appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Leaders in the U.S. and Iran appear to be jostling over red lines to keep their countries out of a direct confrontation.