Representational picture of rockets within the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles in direction of Israel
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Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday (October 26, 2024) focusing on what it described as navy targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault on October 1, officers stated. There was no instant info on harm within the Islamic Republic.
Israel’s navy described the assault as “exact strikes on navy targets in Iran,” with out instantly elaborating.
“The regime in Iran and its proxies within the area have been relentlessly attacking Israel since October 7 – on seven fronts – together with direct assaults from Iranian soil,” an Israeli navy assertion stated. “Like each different sovereign nation on this planet, the State of Israel has the suitable and the obligation to reply.”
Explosions in Tehran
In Tehran, the Iranian capital, the sound of explosions may very well be heard, with state-run media there initially acknowledging the blasts and saying a few of the sounds got here from air defence programs across the metropolis.
Iran has launched two ballistic missile assaults on Israel in latest months amid the continuing Israel-Hamas conflict within the Gaza Strip that started with the Hamas assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel additionally has launched a floor invasion of Lebanon.
The strike occurred simply as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was arriving again within the U.S. after a tour of the Center East the place he and different U.S. officers had warned Israel to tender a response that may not additional escalate the battle within the area and exclude nuclear websites in Iran.
Revealed – October 26, 2024 05:29 am IST
