“In response to attacks by Iran and its allies on Israel for months, the Israel Defense Forces launched precision strikes on military targets in Iran Friday night into Saturday,” Israeli military spokesman Kadm said. Daniel Hagary. Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in the capital of Iran and Tehran and the neighboring city of Karaj. They also announced that the movement of civil aircraft was stopped at all airports of the country.
Iran's state television reported that several loud explosions were heard in the capital, but no official explanation was given about the source of the explosion. Iran's Revolutionary Guards-led Fars news agency reported that Israel attacked several military bases in the west and southwest of Tehran. In turn, the Tasnim news agency reported that the targets of the attacks were the bases of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
At the same time, Syrian state media reported explosions near Damascus and Homs. According to the SANA news agency, Israel attacked some military facilities in the center and south of Syria. The Syrian Air Defense Forces intercepted and shot down some of the rockets fired by Israel “from the occupied direction of the Syrian Golan Heights and Lebanese territories” captured by Israel, the Syrian state agency reported.
Reuters, citing an Israeli official, quoted NBC News and ABC News as saying that Israel did not attack Iran's nuclear facilities or oil fields, it focused on military targets. “We are attacking targets that have threatened us in the past or may threaten us in the future,” said the source of this radio station.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting during the attack on Iran Reuters
“Israel has the right and obligation to respond”
On October 1, Iran fired about 200 rockets at Israel and declared it as revenge for the killing of the leaders of the movements supporting Tehran – the Palestinian Hamas and the Lebanese Hezbollah. Most of Iran's missiles were shot down; one person died. Later, the military reported that some missiles hit military bases, but did not cause much damage.
Israel announced a strong response. In a message announcing the night attack, Hajari emphasized that “like any sovereign state, Israel has the right and duty to respond.” Iran has previously warned that it will respond to Israel's retaliation.
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Army: We will carry out precision strikes on military targets in Iran
“In response to months of attacks on Israel by Iran and its allies, the Israeli Defense Forces launched precision strikes on military targets in Iran Friday night into Saturday,” a spokesman for the Kadm Armed Forces announced. Daniel Hagary.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Reuters news conference
“The Iranian regime and its allies in the region have been continuously attacking Israel on seven fronts since October 7, 2023, including through direct attacks from Iranian territory, (…) like any sovereign state, Israel has the right and obligation to respond.” – he said. Hagari in a message published on social networks.
He added that the Israeli army is fully prepared to carry out offensive and defensive operations. He added that the Israeli army is fully prepared to carry out offensive and defensive operations.
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A general view of Tehran, the capital of Iran, on October 26, 2024. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said on October 25 that “the Israel Defense Forces are conducting precision strikes against military targets in Iran” EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
There are already declarations of response to the Israeli attack. The Iranian news agency Tasnim wrote on Saturday, citing its sources, that Iran is ready to respond to any “aggression by Israel”. “There is no doubt that Israel will have a proportionate response to any of its actions,” he added.
“Israel warns America against attacking Iran”
Sean Savett, the spokesman of the American National Security Council, said on Friday night that the United States does not participate in Israel's attack on Iran, that the attack is self-defense and a response to the country's attack on Israel on October 1. until Saturday, as quoted by CNN.
Savett said: “We understand that Israel has carried out targeted attacks on Iranian military targets, exercising its right to self-defense and responding to Iran's October 1 ballistic missile attack.” Reuters, citing an unnamed official of the US government, reported that the US was warned by Israel about an attack on Iran.
The White House said Vice President Kamala Harris had been informed of the Israeli attack and would be kept informed of developments.
US President Joe Biden did not want to create more tension in the Middle East, he previously warned Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear facilities and mining industry.
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Attack and revenge
Earlier, in April of this year, Iran directly attacked Israel. In the first direct attack on this country in history, Tehran launched hundreds of missiles and drones. Most of them were shot down by Israel's air defense forces and forces stationed in the region, including: the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. This Iranian attack was in response to Israel's attack on Damascus, which killed several high-ranking commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. Israel destroyed several military targets in Iran a few days after the attack.
Iran is seen by Israel as a real enemy in the region, supporting the Jewish state with a network of so-called militias. the axis of evil or the axis of terror, which Tehran presents as the “axis of resistance”. This unofficial coalition, including: Palestinian Hamas, which attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, which started the war in the Gaza Strip that continues to this day. The strongest organization supported by Iran is the Lebanese Hezbollah, which has been attacking Israel for more than a year. For more than a month, Israel has been waging an intensive campaign against Hezbollah, including ground operations in southern Lebanon.
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