Iran claims that it conducted a massive missile strike on Israel in retaliation for the recent killings of prominent members of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran’s military leadership.
Israel has seen widespread terror as a result of this escalation; late on Tuesday, alarms sounded throughout cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, prompting residents to flee to bomb shelters. These cities were able to hear the bangs from the missile hit, which sparked grave worries about the possibility of a full-scale conflict in the area.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari reassured the public despite the missile bombardment, adding that no injuries had occurred and that the IDF did not perceive any further urgent threats in the skies. Hagari told the audience via a video message that Iran claims that it conducted a massive missile strike on Israel in retaliation for the recent killings of prominent members of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran’s military leadership.
Israel has seen widespread terror as a result of this escalation; late on Tuesday, alarms sounded throughout cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, prompting residents to flee to bomb shelters. These cities were able to hear the bangs from the missile hit, which sparked grave worries about the possibility of a full-scale conflict in the area.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari reassured the public despite the missile bombardment, adding that no injuries had occurred and that the IDF did not perceive any further urgent threats in the skies. Hagari told the audience via a video message that highlighted that eighty percent of their rockets were effective in hitting their targets, which included three military bases in the Tel Aviv region on missile strike.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had already fired tens of missiles towards Israel, threatening to reply with “even more devastating” strikes. The Israeli military acknowledged that many of the missiles were intercepted by their defense systems in spite of this.
Speaking to reporters, Daniel Hagari emphasized that the incident was serious and that Israel will react appropriately, although “timely.” Although he is still in a safe, secret location, Iranian state television said that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei personally ordered the missile strikes.
International calls for a ceasefire are mounting as the fighting intensifies. The US has stated that it preparedness to offer Israel further defensive assistance. According to a U.S. defense official, American soldiers were already assisting in defending Israel against the missile attacks and will provide more support as required. The incident was denounced by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as “completely unacceptable,” and he urged everyone to resist it.
Iranian-backed armed organizations in Iraq have issued a warning, stating that if America gets further involved in Israel’s retaliation to the missile strikes, or if Israeli forces utilize Iraqi airspace to attack Iran, then U.S. sites in the region may become targets. This missile onslaught, one of the biggest regional escalations since the conflict broke out in Gaza last October, came after Israeli ground assaults into Lebanon. Things are still tense, with the potential for a more extensive confrontation hanging over the area.