Israel forces have repeatedly hit Iran’s defenses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had worked to “peel off the layers of protection” of Iranian defenses.

The Israeli strikes in Iran have killed over 200 people and injured hundreds of others, Iran’s Health Ministry said Sunday. Human rights groups say the numbers are probably much higher. Iranian media reported explosions and heavy air defense fire in the capital of Tehran and explosions in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Tuesday.

Israeli air strikes have taken out about one-third of Iran’s ballistic missile launcher capacity, though officials say it will take weeks for the threat to be fully neutralized. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is surging air assets toward the region to be forward positioned, while Israeli leaders say the...