Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman.
Israeli officials say Israel is conducting a quote broad-scale wave of strikes against Iran's military infrastructure.
Multiple airstrikes rocked the capital, Tehran, today.
Israel claims it has done major damage to Iran's air defense systems.
As NPR's Kerry Kahn reports,
Israel has lifted some restrictions on public gatherings inside Israel as the number of incoming missiles and drones fired from Iran decrease.
Israel's army chief of staff says 80 percent of Iran's air defenses have been destroyed and at least 60 percent of its ability to launch missiles have also been crippled.
But while the number of incoming missiles and drones from Iran have decreased,
military officials say the threat remains.
It has suggested more large targets in Iran will be hit without providing details.
With the decrease in incoming projectiles from Iran,
Israel has begun easing public gathering restrictions schools So many businesses,
however, remain closed,
as well as major religious sites in Jerusalem, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque,
where normally tens of thousands of worshippers would attend prayers on this third Friday of Ramadan.
Carrie Khan, NPR News.
White House officials will meet with some of the biggest U.S.
defense contractors today.
NPR's Franco Ortonias reports this meeting comes amid concerns about the stock of weapons available to the U.S.
military.