Israeli army says strikes Iran's 2 main missile production sites

JERUSALEM, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Saturday that it struck two main ballistic missile production sites in Iran.

The two sites, located in Parchin and Shahrud, were struck by hundreds of Israeli fighter jets, guided by intelligence, it said.

During the strike in Parchin, southeast of Tehran, on Thursday, the IDF struck infrastructure used for the production of essential components for the development of various weapons, the statement said.

In the strike in Shahrud, north-central Iran, on Friday night, the IDF struck a ballistic missile production site of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

On Thursday, Israel's President Isaac Herzog said that Israel is not calling for a ground invasion of Iran.

In an interview with CBS News, Herzog said, "Let me be clear, I'm not calling on any boots on the ground. I'm not asking any American or anyone else." ■