This Tuesday, Iran launched a massive attack on Israel. The Hebrew authorities indicated that they fired around 200 missiles of Iran and anti-aircraft alerts sounded throughout the country while the civilian population was ordered to take refuge in anti-aircraft bunkers.
Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagarisaid that air defense systems are working at full capacity to intercept Iranian missiles, while warning that the fall of some of them to the ground is not excluded and urged the population to comply with the instructions of the authorities. .
Likewise, he announced that several explosions were likely to be heard in the coming minutes, either due to the impact of a missile on the ground or due to their interceptions in the air.
The Israeli army revealed a map of possible missile targets and announced that They can reach a potential population of 10 million people. The total population of Israel.
This is Iran’s second direct attack on Israel in recent months, since in mid-April Iran already launched hundreds of missiles and drones in response to the bombing of its consulate in Damascus. Tehran had warned that it reserved the right to react to the assassination on Iranian soil of the former leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniye, at the end of July.
The United States government warned a few hours ago of a new “imminent” attack by Iran, in a context also marked by the intensification of fighting in Lebanon, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Tuesday morning, and where the conflict in Lebanon The Gaza Strip is still open.
After the bombing, the United States assured that the Iranian missile attack on Israel was “ineffective” and reported that there were no deaths on Israeli territory and no damage to strategic military weapons. had been reported.
“This is primarily due to the professionalism of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but largely due to the skilled work of the US military and the attention to detail of the IDF,” said the White House national security adviser. Jake Sullivanduring a press conference.
Although there have been no casualties on Israeli territory so far, Sullivan assured that reports of one Palestinian civilian dead following the fall of fragments of a missile in Jericho, in the West Bank.
Sullivan said Iran had launched nearly 200 missiles against Israel. “US naval destroyers joined Israeli air defense units to fire interceptors to shoot down incoming missiles,” he said.
