The Gaza health ministry said that more than 50 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday, and 20 on Monday, as they waited at food distribution sites.
Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.
Only the U.S. military has the 30,000-pound bomb capable of reaching the facility and the bomber that can carry it.
Iran is often portrayed as one of the world’s most dangerous actors, but with its attacks on Iranian defenses, nuclear sites and proxy militias, Israel has exposed a compromised and weakened adversary.
Israel called the move “outrageous.” A French official said Israeli companies were defying an agreement not to display so-called offensive weapons.
The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.
Since last year, 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.
Many of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name all of the victims.
Some Iranian citizens’ early hopes that the conflict would be short-lived were giving way to fear that the violence will not end soon.