Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the mission of his lifetime. For years, the veteran leader has made the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program his top priority.

After striking back on Friday night, Iran launched a new wave of strikes toward Israel on Saturday morning. Now, the two countries continue to exchange deadly missiles and threats, with fatalities and injuries reported on both sides.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday issued his strongest warning yet to Iran, vowing to strike "every target of the ayatollah regime" and declaring that Israeli forces had already dealt a "real blow" to Tehran's nuclear infrastructure in an escalating military confrontation between the two regional arch-rivals.

House "Squad" members are criticizing Israel's military action against Iran as U.S. officials warn Tehran not to respond to what Israel described as a preemptive strike.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu said on Saturday that strikes dealt "serious damage" to Iran's nuclear sites and vowed to continue attacks. An Israeli official called damage "significant," but Iran said it was "limited,

Israel warned that more attacks on Iran can be expected in retaliation for Tehran’s missile and drone strikes.

Benjamin Netanyahu has said for three decades that the central threat to Israel’s existence is Iran’s nuclear program. At least twice over that period, he came within inches of carrying out an attack on it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent effusive birthday wishes to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, praising him as a staunch ally as Israel continued to bombard its arch foe Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's opening strike on Iran was “very successful,” in a video message released by his office. “We struck senior command, senior scientists who are advancing the development of a nuclear weapon and nuclear facilities,

The strikes are a sign of Israel’s shift away from restraint, containment and short wars, and toward using force to project power across the Middle East.