• By Mayukh Debnath
  • Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:05 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Iran Missile Attack: Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) shared a video showing a barrage of missiles flying over Jerusalem, the city that holds massive significance for all three Abrahamic faiths, ie Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

"RAW FOOTAGE: Watch as Iranian missiles rain over the Old City in Jerusalem, a holy site for Muslims, Christians and Jews. This is the target of the Iranian regime: everyone," IDF wrote while sharing the video.

A series of videos shared by the official X handle of the Israeli government showed Iranian missiles in the nightsky over several parts of the country. One of videos showed missiles flying over Tel Aviv as air raid sirens blared across the key Israeli city.

Two other videos showed missiles hitting the ground and causing explosions in unpecified places.

Israeli army radio said nearly 200 missiles had been launched into Israel from Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Iran had launched tens of missiles at Israel, and that if Israel retaliated Tehran's response would be "more crushing and ruinous".

Israel's military later sounded the all-clear and said Israelis were free to leave their shelters. Military spokesman Daniel Hagari said the military was not aware of any injuries resulting from the Iranian missile attacks.

He described the attack as serious and said it would have consequences. A senior Iranian official told Reuters the order to launch missiles at Israel had been made by the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei remains in a secure location, the senior official added

(With inputs from Reuters)