Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel. Sirens sounded across the country as CNN teams on the ground saw dozens of missiles over the cities of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa.
The attack was in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others, according to Iranian state media, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Earlier, the US said it believed Iran was preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, following Israel’s launch of a ground operation in southern Lebanon targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Israeli officials described the ground offensive in Lebanon as “localized raids,” saying there would be “no long-term occupation” of Lebanon. Israel also said it has been conducting cross-border raids inside Lebanon since last year.
The Israeli security cabinet is in an emergency bunker in Jerusalem, according to an Israeli source.
CNN teams on the ground in Israel have counted dozens of missiles flying above Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa in the past hour.
Iran said it targeted Israel on Tuesday in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
“In response to the martyrdom of Martyr Haniyeh, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah and Martyr Nilfroshan, we targeted the heart of the occupied territories,” it said.
“If the Zionist regime reacts to Iran’s operations, it will face crushing attacks,” IRGC also said according to Tasnim.
Credit: cnn.com
