Iran fires ballistic missiles at Zionist entity, warns ‘crushing’ response if Israel responds
The Iranian hypersonic missiles hit the Nevatim Airbase in the Negev
Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Reporters on state television lay flat on the ground during live broadcasts.
Reuters journalists saw missiles intercepted in the airspace of neighbouring Jordan. Israeli media reports said as many as 200 missiles had been launched.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the missile attack under way was in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as well as that of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
“In response to the martyrdom of [Hamas leader] Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah and [Guards commander] Nilforoshan, we targeted the heart of the occupied territories (Israel),” the Guards said in a statement reported by the Fars news agency.
The Guards threatened to carry out “crushing attacks” against regional Israel if it retaliated after the missile attack.
“If the Zionist regime reacts to Iranian operations, it will face crushing attacks,” the Guard said.
The IRGC further said that the attack was in line with the country’s right to legitimate self-defense as per the United Nations Charter, and in response to the regime’s escalating crimes—backed by the United States—against the people of Lebanon and Gaza.
In a follow-up statement, the IRGC said three Israeli military bases in Tel Aviv were hit during the operation.
Earlier, the military had announced that any ballistic missile strike from Iran was expected to be widespread and told the public to shelter in safe rooms in the event of an attack.
The Iranian mission to the United Nations said in a statement that the missile attack was a “legal, rational, and legitimate” response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime.
It also warned the Israeli regime that a more “crushing” response would ensue should it dare to respond or commit further acts of malevolence.
Iran’s legal, rational, and legitimate response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime—which involved targeting Iranian nationals and interests and infringing upon the national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran—has been duly carried out. Should the Zionist regime…
— I.R.IRAN Mission to UN, NY (@Iran_UN) October 1, 2024
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Palestinians erupt in joy as Iranian missiles rain down on the occupied territories. pic.twitter.com/oElGaWBHvm— Tehran Times (@TehranTimes79) October 1, 2024
⚡️Scenes from the moment of the launches from the Tabriz area in Iran. pic.twitter.com/JkNDGEtkOw
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) October 1, 2024
⚡️The Iranian hypersonic missiles hit the Nevatim Airbase in the Negev. pic.twitter.com/Z2uX0rbfnU
— Warfare Analysis (@warfareanalysis) October 1, 2024
