On Tuesday night, sirens echoed across Israel as hundreds of missiles and drones, launched from Iran, targeted major cities. Civilians quickly sought refuge in bomb shelters. The Israeli military confirmed the attack, with explosions reported over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), more than 400 missiles and drones were fired from Iran, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions. Videos circulating online captured the projectiles streaking across the night sky. The IDF urged civilians to follow safety instructions from the Home Front Command and remain in protected spaces.
Iran’s state-run media, IRNA, announced the attack on Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial hub. This attack followed Israeli military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, which is backed by Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps stated the missile strike was retaliation for the deaths of two prominent figures: Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, and Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, who died in a bombing in Tehran. …