Israel expanded its attacks on Iran on Monday, striking the headquarters of state television after ordering residents to leave part of Tehran, as the fiercest and deadliest confrontation in the history of the Israeli-Iranian conflict entered its fourth day.

Israel’s massive airstrike attack left Iran’s military leadership in crisis as it killed several senior Iranian commanders — including the head of its Revolutionary Guard.

Israel's "Operation Rising Lion" killed top Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists, including Bagheri, Salami, and Abbasi, severely impacting Iran's military.

The Israeli military has killed more than 20 military commanders in attacks on Iran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday as the conflict between the two nations raged on. Among those killed was the head of the intelligence department in the Iranian armed forces' general staff,

Gholam-Reza Marhabi, Iran’s top intelligence officer, and Mohammad Bagheri, commander of the IRGC’s missile array, named among figures killed in Israel's Operation Rising Lion.

Brigadier General Majid Mousavi has been appointed as the new head of the IRGC’s aerospace division. He is widely regarded as a key contributor to Iran’s missile and drone programmes, as well as its space initiatives, which have drawn criticism from Western nations.

Israel’s military headquarters were struck after Iran’s Islamic Republic unleashed a barrage of missiles on central Tel Aviv late Friday night, causing “significant damage” to the Jewish state’s equivalent of the Pentagon.

Iran and Israel exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day following a major Israeli offensive targeting Iran’s nuclear and military facilities.