04-10-2024, 04:23 PM
(03-10-2024, 08:07 AM)theold Wrote: In previous attacks, the missiles took 9 hours to reach the targets. In the latest round, it took 12 minutes to reach the targets. There is no time for the US and Israel's iron dome to react.
What we know about Iran's missile attack on Israel
Iran launched almost 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel on Tuesday night. Israeli military said most missiles were intercepted, but that a small number struck central & southern Israel. The only person reported to have been killed was a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank.
It was Iran’s second such attack on Israel this year, after it launched about 300 missiles or drones?.
Here's what we know so far?.
What was the scale of Iran's attack?.
Israel (IDF) said attack involved more than 180 missiles, tallied with Iranian state media reports (about 200 missiles launched).US said attack was “nearly twice the scope” what happened in April.
Sirens sounded as Israel’s entire 10 mil population told ✓head into bomb shelters at about 19:30 local time on Tuesday. Social media videos ve by BBC showed missiles flying over densely show populated cities of Tel Aviv & Jerusalem less than 15 minutes later. Explosions could be heard overhead as air defences intercepted the incoming missiles.
Footage also showed several missiles hitting areas around the Nevatim airbase in the Negev desert and the headquarters of the Mossad spy agency near Tel Aviv. “There were a small number of hits in the centre of Israel, and other hits in southern Israel,” said IDF spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari. “The majority of the incoming missiles were intercepted by Israel defensive coalition led by the US.” Israeli military confirmed on Wednesday some of its air bases had been hit during the attack, but said no weapons, aircraft or critical infrastructure was damaged and the air force's operational abilities were not affected.
Iranian state media cited the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as saying the missiles hit Nevatim, Hatzerim and Tel Nof airbases, as well as Israeli tanks in Netzarim - a reference to an Israeli military corridor in central Gaza - and gas installations in the southern city of Ashkelon.
Semi-official Tasnim news agency said Iran had for the first time used Fattah hypersonic missiles that it claimed "cannot be intercepted", as well as Emad and Qadr ballistic missiles. However, IDF said barrage did not include any hypersonic missiles, according to Israeli media.