Following the three days of mourning after the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, a barrage of rockets hit targets in Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel on Tuesday, simultaneous with a shooting attack in Tel Aviv that killed several Israelis.
The Israeli ‘Iron Dome’, which is a series of sites housing surface-to-air missiles meant to shoot down incoming rockets, was one of the first targets of the rocket attack.
One of the targets of the rockets was the Nevatim airbase in the Negev, in southern Israel. Another site that was hit was a gas terminal off the coast of Tel Aviv in the Mediterranean Sea.
Video from Nevatim airbase:
According to the official Israeli radio, Iran launched more than 250 ballistic missiles within half an hour on Israel, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry called on residents to head to shelters.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that it had begun striking important military targets, adding that any Israeli military response to this operation would be met with more destructive and stronger attacks.
In addition to the missile attack, there are reports from Tel Aviv of two men on a train shooting Israelis in what appears to be a mass casualty event, although details are still unclear.
Suppressed News reports at least 10 dead and 20 injured in the shooting attack in Tel Aviv.
According to War Noir, at least one of the attackers was armed with a 5.56x45mm NATO M4 pattern carbine with optical sight.
Here are the most important developments, according to Al Jazeera:
- Israeli Army Radio: A building north of Tel Aviv was hit by a missile launched from Iran.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard: The operation we carried out was based on a decision by the Supreme National Security Council and with the support of the army. - Iranian Revolutionary Guard: This operation is a response to the Israeli assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah.
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard: We targeted security and military sites in the heart of the occupied territories, and the details of the operation will be announced later. This is the first wave of attacks on the occupied territories.
- Israel Hayom: Israeli airspace closed and flights redirected to alternative airports outside Israel.
Al Jazeera correspondent: Explosions were heard in several areas of Jordan as a result of the interception of Iranian missiles and drones. - White House: Biden ordered the US military to help Israel confront Iranian attacks.
Channel 13 Israel, citing Israeli government sources: We will respond forcefully to Iran’s attack, regardless of the results of this strike. - Israeli Broadcasting Authority, quoting Israeli officials: The Israeli response to Iran this time will be different.
- Farsi News Agency, quoting an Iranian official: More than 80 missiles launched by the Revolutionary Guards hit their targets.
- Farsi News Agency, quoting an Iranian official: A new batch of missiles is on its way to the occupied territories.
- Sirens sound again in the Negev, the Dead Sea, central Israel, the settlement of Ariel and settlements in the West Bank.
- Israeli ambulance service: 3 people were injured as a result of Iranian missiles falling on Tel Aviv
