Accessing independent information is impossible in Iran at the moment. In Israel, videos showing military targets and destruction are censored, but observers warn that broader conflict reporting is also curbed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the bombing campaign aimed to end the threats from Tehran’s nuclear program and ballistic missiles. He did not give a timetable for stopping the strikes.

An audio recording obtained exclusively by The Washington Post is a window into the covert campaign by Israeli intelligence to intimidate Iranian military officials.