Iran has launched a series of missiles at Israel as air raid sirens have sounded across the country and Israelis pile into bomb shelters.
Iran’s revolutionary guards said they fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, including its killing of the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Israeli media reported that Iran launched more than 100 missiles at Israel and the Israeli military said around 10 million civilians are the targets of the Iranian projectiles as explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly convened the Israeli security cabinet at the government bunker near Jerusalem.
Earlier, senior US officials warned Iran was preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel and said the US was actively supporting Israeli defensive preparations.
Iran vowed last week that what it calls Israel’s “criminal acts”, referring to widespread bombing of Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, will not go unanswered.
It comes as witnesses reported more airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Hezbollah forces are believed to be stationed.
The Lebanese state-run National News Agency confirmed reports of multiple strikes in Beirut. Independent reporters on the ground also backed the reports.
In the early hours of Tuesday, Israel announced it was carrying out “targeted” raids into southern Lebanon.
It is the first time Israel has invaded its northern neighbour since 2006, when the two engaged in a month-long all-out war.
Four killed in shooting in Israel’s Jaffa and two attackers ‘neutralised’, Israeli police say
Four people were killed and seven wounded in a shooting attack in the Jaffa neighbourhood of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli police said in a statement.
They said the two shooters had been “neutralised” and the situation was “under control”. The families of the victims had been notified.
Tara Cobham1 October 2024 18:31
Khamenei remains in secure location after missiles fired at Israel, says senior Iranian official
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remains in a secure location after Tehran fired missiles at Israel, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday.
He was moved to a secure location after Israel assassinated Iran’s close ally Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah last week.
Tara Cobham1 October 2024 18:30
Biden directed US military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles, White House says
President Joe Biden has directed the US military to aid Israel’s defense against Iranian attacks and shoot down missiles targeting Israel, the White House National Security Council said on Tuesday.
Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are monitoring the attack from the White House situation room and receiving regular updates, NSC spokesperson Sean Savett said in a post on X.
Tara Cobham1 October 2024 18:29
Watch live view of Tel Aviv as Iran launches missiles at Israel and sirens sound
Iran’s revolutionary guards say they have launched tens of missiles to Israel on Tuesday (1 October), while Israeli media is reporting that Iran has launched more than 100 missiles at Israel.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli 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.
Tara Cobham1 October 2024 18:27
Netanyahu reportedly in secure government bunker
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly convened the Israeli security cabinet at the government bunker near Jerusalem.
The IDF has ordered residents to remain close to bomb shelters as air raid sirens sounded across the country.
A series of window-shaking explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem, though it was not immediately clear whether the sounds were from missiles landing or being intercepted by Israeli defences, or both.
Holly Evans1 October 2024 18:25
Iran ready for retaliation after supreme leader gave order to launch missiles at Israel, says official
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave the order to launch missiles at Israel, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that Tehran “is fully ready for any retaliation”.
Tara Cobham1 October 2024 18:23
Trump claims Harris and Biden are leading world to brink of WWIII after Iran launches missiles at Israel
“We have no leadership, no one running the Country,” the former president posted, disingenuously, on his flagging Twitter clone, Truth Social. “We have a non-existent President in Joe Biden, and a completely absent Vice President, Kamala Harris, who is too busy fundraising in San Francisco, a City which she and Gavin Newscum totally destroyed, and staging fake photo ops. No one is in charge and it’s not even clear who is more confused: Biden or Kamala. Neither has any idea what is even going on.”
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Holly Evans1 October 2024 18:22
At least three people wounded by Iranian attack, Israeli authorities say
Israeli authorities have said that at least three people have been wounded per initial reports on the impact of Iranian strikes.
Tom Watling1 October 2024 18:20
In pictures: Civilians take shelter as air raid sirens blast across Israel
Holly Evans1 October 2024 18:19
Iran military warns Israel not to respond or face ‘violent attacks’
The Iranian military has issued a statement following the launch of what appears to be hundreds of missiles against Israel.
They claimed the attack was in response to the assassination of the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, Ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah.
“We began striking important military targets in [Israel] with dozens of missiles,” they said. “If [Israel] responds to the operation, it will face violent attacks.”
Tom Watling1 October 2024 18:17