Iran has just attacked Israel with more than 200 ballistic missiles. 8 dead in attack in Jaffa

According to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces, missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel.

Sirens sound across the country. Meanwhile, Israeli police said they had been informed of a shooting in the Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv.

US officials indicated earlier in the day that Iran was preparing to strike Israel with ballistic missiles. According to an Israeli source, Tel Aviv has been aware of the impending attack since 1 p.m. (Paris).

• Israel estimated earlier in the day that Iran was likely to attack three air bases and an intelligence base just north of Tel Aviv.
• The IDF launched an invasion of South Lebanon yesterday, Monday, October 30, which should be “limited” to the border area.
• Two days earlier, Lebanese Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, by an Israeli strike.

This is the second Iranian attack on Israel from its own territory. Last April, Tehran launched more than 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles. Almost all of the Iranian projectiles were destroyed by Israeli ground-to-air defenses, causing limited damage.

• Earlier in the afternoon, the IDF carried out strikes on Tuesday October 1 in the southern suburbs of Beirut, near Al-Zahraa hospital.
• Evacuation orders for villages located between the border and the Litani River were issued around noon (Paris) by the spokesperson for the Israeli army.
• At the same time, Israeli air raids continue in northeast Lebanon, particularly in the Bekaa Valley.

The Iranian government had, however, sent signals of delay, by announcing that Iranian President Massoud Pezechkian would travel to Qatar on Wednesday October 2 and that Guide Ali Khamenei would himself lead the Friday prayers of October 4, for the first time. times since the death of Qassem Soleimani in January 2020.