After Iran fired 200 missiles against its land, the most of which were intercepted, Israel has threatened to make Iran pay. Image Menahem Kahana
(The Post News)– Iran fired at least 200 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the most recent in a string of swiftly intensifying strikes between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that has the potential to bring the Middle East closer to a regional conflict. Iran claimed that the strikes were a form of vengeance for Israel’s recent destructive strikes against Hezbollah, and a murder of Hezbollah leader Nassan Nasrallah and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Israel stated that it was initiating a limited ground operation in southern Lebanon earlier on Tuesday. As the air raid sirens went off and missiles sped across the night sky with an orange glow, Israelis hurried to bomb bunkers.
Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli military, stated that while some of the Iranian missiles fell into central and southern Israel, the most were intercepted by the nation’s air defense system.
According to Israel’s national rescue agency, two persons suffered minor shrapnel wounds. Although it was unclear where the attack originated, Palestinian sources in the West Bank said that a Palestinian man had been killed by a missile that had fallen close to the town of Jericho.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani “made a big mistake tonight and it will pay for it,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared late on Tuesday that his country would take revenge.
General Mohammad Bagheri, the joint chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, issued a warning, stating that Iran will hit Israel’s whole infrastructure with “multiplied intensity” in retaliation for any action taken against its land.
Tuesday’s attacks on southern Lebanese villages by Israeli artillery and air aircraft were met with a rocket bombardment into Israel by Hezbollah. Regarding casualties, there was no immediate information.
At least six people were murdered in a shooting incident in Tel Aviv just before Iran fired its missiles, according to police, who also confirmed that the two suspects who opened fire on a promenade in the Jaffa district had also died.
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