Iran It attacked this Tuesday afternoon Israel as part of the largest offensive ever launched by the Ayatollah regime against the Jewish State. Iran launched around 200 missiles against different points in Israeli territory. The attack comes in retaliation for the deaths of Hasan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah, and Ismail Haniye, political leader of the terrorist group Hamas. Iran has already threatened to attack Israel on several occasions.
The Iranian attack left no Israeli deadbut there were minor injuries from shrapnel and falls as they made their way to the air raid shelters. THE Iron dome, Israel’s defensive system against aerial ballistic attacks worked, preventing further damage. International leaders like António Guterres have condemned the “escalation of conflict” in the Middle East.
UN Security Council meeting
During the emergency session of this Wednesday of the UN Security Council, where Iran is supported by Russia, representatives of the two countries have accused each other of being “terrorist states”.
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador, said Iran must pay a high price for carrying out the largest missile attack against Israel in its history, and Amir Saeed Iravani, Iran’s representative, threatened to do it. Iran would not hesitate to take further military action against Israel in the event of an attack..
It was Iran’s attack on Israel
Iran’s allies
The Tehran regime founded the Hezbollah terrorist group in the 1980s to attack Israel. At the same time, it also finances the terrorist group Hamas, which has administered the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip since 2006.
Tehran and Moscow have moved closer in recent years to stand up to the United States and Israel in the region. At the same time, China and North Korea, which supplied Russia with missiles against Ukraine, are also among the allies of the ayatollahs’ regime.
10:02 a.m.
The United States, in contact with other countries to provide a “coordinated response” to the Iranian attack
United States Department of State Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his counterparts from the United Kingdom, David Lammy; from Germany, Annalena Baerbock; from France, Jean-Noël Barrot; and Italy’s Antonio Tajani regarding a “coordinated response” to Iran’s “unprecedented” attacks on Israel.
“They spoke about Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel and the importance of coordinating a response. They also discussed the importance of implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 to establish a security perimeter in southern Lebanon, strengthen the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and create the conditions for Israelis and Lebanese to return home, reads a statement from the State Department.
09:39
American dies in attack in southern Lebanon
A U.S. citizen from Michigan was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to a U.S. congresswoman representing her constituency and relatives of the victim.
Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib posted about the death on social media, while the victim’s daughter explained that “he was hit by an Israeli airstrike while trying to save lives innocent people in his hometown of Nabatieh.
09:36
Houthis claim attack with “several” drones against Tel Aviv
The Houthis claimed responsibility for a drone attack from Yemen against “a vital target” of Israel in the city of Tel Aviv, hours later the Israeli army claimed to have detected two unmanned vehicles off the coast of the city and to have shot down one of them, the second impacting “an open space”, without causing any casualties.
09:24
US responds to Iraq: “We will defend our citizens”
The spokesperson for the US State Department, Matthew Miller, assured that no one should take advantage of the current tensions in the Middle East to attack their positions in the region, in response to a coalition of pro-Iranian militias coming from Iraq who threatened the day before to attack Washington’s military bases and “interests” in the country and in the Middle East region in case it took “any hostile action” against Iran in response to its missile attack against Israel.
09:13
The army sends two planes to Lebanon to evacuate the Spaniards
The Government sent two Air Force planes to Beirut evacuate at least 350 Spaniardsas well as citizens of other nationalities, who wish to leave Lebanon after the escalation of the conflict with Israel and who have difficulty leaving the country via trade routes.
The missile bombardment of Israeli soil caused minimal military damage. Instead, Tehran wanted to send a message aimed at strengthening its regional support for terrorist groups and other countries that may want to approach Tel Aviv, following the beheading of the terrorist group Hezbollah.