Israel has threatened to retaliate for Iran’s launch of some 200 missiles towards its territory on Tuesday to avenge the deaths of the leaders of Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas, with Tehran responding that it will strike “all infrastructure“Israeli forces if he is attacked.
“Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay the price“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.”We will stick to what we have set: whoever attacks us, we attack“.
Iran’s massive attack on Israel, the second in nearly six months, is “finished“, Tehran said, according to which “90% of missiles“have reached their target. Iranian Chief of Staff General Mohammad Bagheri has promised that Iran will strike” with greater intensity“and will aim”all infrastructure” of the country if Israel carries out its threat of reprisals.
For the first time, Iran used hypersonic missiles during this operation, called “Honest Promise 2“, according to Iranian media.
According to Israel, most of the missiles were intercepted by the defense system “Iron Dome“. The Pentagon indicated that American ships had also fired around ten interceptor missiles in support of Israel.
The attack left two people lightly injured in Israel, according to emergency services, and a Palestinian was killed by missile fragments in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian official.
Sirens sounded across the country and Israeli airspace was closed.
