Iran claims missile strike on Netanyahu's office

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has claimed it carried out missile strikes targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office and the headquarters of the Israeli Air Force commander in Tel Aviv.

The IRGC said in a statement carried by Iran's Fars News Agency and Mehr News on Monday, March 2, that the strikes targeted "the office of the criminal prime minister of the Zionist regime and the headquarters of the regime's air force commander."

The IRGC stated that domestically-developed Kheibar ballistic missiles were used in the attack.

However, Iranian state media reports said Netanyahu's fate following the attack remains "shrouded in uncertainty."

AFP journalists reported hearing a series of new explosions over Jerusalem on Monday.

Earlier, the Israeli military announced it had detected new missiles launched from Iran. In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said, "A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defense systems are operating to intercept the threat."