Israeli army chief says 60% of missile launchers destroyed

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir issued a recorded statement Thursday stating that Israel has succeeded in “suppressing” Iran’s ballistic missile system.

“We are now moving to the next phase of the campaign, in which we will increase strikes on the regime’s foundations and its military capabilities,” Zamir said.

“We have additional surprising moves, which I do not intend to reveal. We will pursue all our enemies and reach them,” he said.

“Within 24 hours, our pilots paved the way to Tehran. We destroyed about 80% of air defense systems and achieved almost complete air superiority in Iranian skies. We neutralized and destroyed more than 60% of ballistic missile launchers,” the chief of staff said.