Israel targets Tehran's Evin Prison, symbol of repression

(JNS) — Israeli fighter jets struck the entrance gate of Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on Monday, according to Iranian opposition media and Israeli officials.

Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the operation as part of a broader campaign targeting “governmental repression bodies in the heart of Tehran.”

Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said in a press briefing that the Israeli Air Force was “intensifying strikes” in the capital area.

The Israeli military described the attack on the prison as “symbolic.”

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar wrote in an X post that the ta...