Missiles spotted in the sky over Jerusalem
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard confirmed this Tuesday the launch of missiles against Israel in response to the assassinations of the leader of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, Ismail Haniyehthe head of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallahand an Iranian general.
“With the firing of dozens of ballistic missiles, targets have been hit in the heart of the occupied territories”The elite military body indicated in a statement, in which it clarified that the operation is a response to the deaths of Haniyeh and Nasrallah. “We warn that if the Zionist regime responds militarily to this operation it will be counterattacked in a more forceful manner”added the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Iranian media as the state agency IRNA They published videos of images of missiles crossing the skies of the country in cities such as Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz or Tabriz, images that were repeated on social networks.
Projectiles in the sky of Ma’ale Adumimim, a Jewish settlement in the West Bank
In a statement, the Iranian Mission to the UN described the attack as a “legal, rational and legitimate response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime against Iranian citizens and interests and for infringing the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic.”
He further advised Israel’s “regional states and allies” to distance themselves from Israel.
Images of missiles passing over Amman in Jordan after Iran said it had launched an attack on Israel
state television IRIB celebrated the attack with an announcer who stated “they will be taken from their homes and punished, the Jews will be punished” while images of the attack were broadcast.
The Israeli Army announced the attack shortly before and Anti-aircraft alarms sounded throughout the country. Military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that a large number of missiles were intercepted fired by Iran and warned that “there were some impacts in the center and in other areas of the south of the country.”
Missiles in the air over Hebron
Iran reported that it responded in this way to the death of Haniyeh in Tehran during the inauguration of Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian at the end of July and the assassination of Nasrallah and Brigadier General of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Abbas Nilforushan in Israeli bombings in Beirut last Friday.
Tehran had repeatedly vowed to take revenge on Israel for Haniyeh’s death and yet had remained relatively silent about Nasrallah, leader of the Shiite group Hezbollah, one of its closest allies.
This is Iran’s first attack against Israel since April, when it attacked two Israeli air bases with missiles and drones in response to the death of seven members of the Revolutionary Guard at the Iranian consulate in Damascus, in an attack that did not cause major damage.
Missiles flying over Jordan in the direction of IsraelIranian missiles flying over Jordanian airspace in the direction of JerusalemMissiles and air defenses in action over Tel Aviv / View from the street in Jaffa during the attackMissiles flying through the sky in Haifa / Missile being interceptedAnti-aircraft sirens sound, Projectiles fly in the sky over buildings in Jerusalem (Reuters)Rockets in the sky of Jerusalem
(With information from EFE)
Videos: AFP and Reuters
