IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin told a press conference on Friday morning that Iran had launched over 100 drones toward Israel in recent hours.

He also noted that over 200 IDF aircraft have attacked over 100 targets in Iran with over 330 munitions.

Two Israeli F16s preparing to launch to intercept Iranian UAVs targeting Israel, June 13, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Two Israeli F16s preparing to launch to intercept Iranian UAVs targeting Israel, June 13, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
He did not say when they would reach Israel, but in April 2024, it took such drones several hours.

The IDF's Home Front Command rescinded the order to stay near sheltered areas nationwide on Friday morning, following a reduced threat analysis after the military said it intercepted drones launched from Iran.

The IDF has not officially confirmed that every single drone was shot down, and there could be many more launched, but at this time, enough were shot down to make the home front instructions temporarily more lenient. The instructions could quickly become strict again at some point if and when Iran launches another large attack.

Footage of IDF F16s preparing to intercept Iranian UAVs targeting Israel, June 13, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
During that Iranian attack and another attack by Tehran against Israel in October 2024, Israel had a wide alliance of the US, UK, France, and other countries helping to defend it.

It was unclear whether Israel had any such alliance this time, given that this time, it launched a preemptive strike.

IDF close to reaching air supremacy in Iran

The Air Force, late Friday morning, continues to pummel Iran's radar array and air defenses.

Since around 3:00 a.m., the air force has been attacking a variety of targets within Iran, including its air defenses.

In fact, back in October 2024, the IDF already eliminated Iran's best air defenses, its S-300 Russian-made systems.

However, the Islamic Republic had medium-level systems that still defended its airspace, which the IDF is now taking apart.

To the extent the IDF continues to take these systems apart, it could start achieving greater air supremacy in Iranian airspace, giving it freer ability to hit more targets going forward.