Benjamin Netanyahu’s army announced that Iran had launched missiles from its territory towards Israel.
Sirens sounded across Israel and explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, according to Haaretz.
The attack follows massive Israeli bombardments against Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon in recent days, followed by a ground invasion on Tuesday.
The alarm was sounded a few hours earlier this Tuesday by the United States which, through the voice of a senior official, declared to the press that Iran was preparing an “imminent” attack with ballistic missiles against Israel and also warned of “serious consequences” should this happen. occur.
“The United States actively supports defense preparations to defend Israel against this attack,” the same source said.
A U.S. source told Reuters that, if it happened, the attack could be as large, or potentially larger, than the one in April. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari also assured that the Iranian attack “could be powerful” and urged citizens to take refuge in safe places in such a case.
At the same time, an American military officer said mid-afternoon Tuesday (Spanish time) New York Times that Iran would launch the attack within the next 12 hours, likely after nightfall in the region.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday sent a warning to Iran, which supports Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza. “There is no place in the Middle East that Israel cannot reach,” Netanyahu said, just days after an airstrike south of Beirut. kill the leader of the Lebanese groupHassan Nasrallah
Hezbollah’s interim leader Naim Kassem has vowed that the group will continue fighting after the death of its leader. Israel has also killed several of the group’s top commanders in recent days. Kassem said the group’s fighters are ready and the killed commanders have already been replaced.
