After missile attack, Netanyahu says Iran ‘made a big mistake’ and ‘will pay the price’

The Israeli military announced that Iran fired around 180 missiles towards the country during its attack on Tuesday night. “Army systems identified around 180 missiles fired towards Israeli territory from Iran”the Israeli military said in a statement. Most were intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system. Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli army, had anticipated that the Iranian attack could be large-scale. The United States had warned Israel of the risks of an attack.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday welcomed the Iranian attack launched against Tel Aviv in response to the assassinations of the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, pro-Tehran movements. A senior Iranian official told Reuters that the order to fire the missiles was given by the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Revolutionary Guard, the ideological army of the Iranian regime, has also threatened to“overwhelming attacks” if Israel responded to the missile attacks.

Iranian media reports that the Iranian military used Fattah hypersonic missiles against Israel for the first time. The Tasnim news agency, linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, published information about its use.

Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari made a first assessment of the attack. “We made a lot of interceptions. [de missiles]. “There were some impacts in the center and others in the south of the country”declared. The Israeli army adds that the Iranian attack “It will have consequences”. “We have plans and we will act where and when we decide”said Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.

President Biden has called on the US military to help Israel defend itself against Iranian attacks and shoot down missiles aimed at Israel. Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden’s national security adviser, echoed Israeli claims that Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. He added that American ships helped Israel shoot down Iranian missiles. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, judged “totally unacceptable” this attack, adding that “the whole world must condemn him”. The State Department spokesperson added: “Of course, this attack must have consequences for Iran. I am not going to dwell on these consequences today, but there are things on which we will coordinate with our Israeli counterparts..

A shooting took place on Tuesday in Tel Aviv, on the border with Jaffa, leaving several victims, Israeli police said, adding that the trail “terrorist” He was privileged. At least eight people were killed, according to a new report from police, who had previously reported four injuries.

France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Bulgaria, Portugal and Canada organized evacuations of their nationals residing in Lebanon, where the Israeli army claimed to have launched a ground operation against Hezbollah in the south of the country.

The Israeli army announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of four additional reserve brigades that will be deployed in the north of the country, after announcing a ground offensive against the positions of the armed Islamist movement Hezbollah in the south of neighboring Lebanon.