Israel-Iran Conflict: Iran on Saturday night launched missiles and a drone barrage at a strategic complex near Israel’s Haifa. As Tehran attacked the port city, reportedly killing four people and injuring dozens, sirens were sounded across the country. While dozens of ballistic missiles targeted Israel, one struck Tamra, the Arab city located east of Haifa, the Times of Israel reported.
According to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s wave of ballistic missiles targeting Israel was a part of its “True Promise III” operation. The Iranian attacks were the first on Sunday morning, which prompted Israel to send alerts to its people to take shelter. During the process, Israeli armed forces were activated to intercept the strike.
Iran launched UAVs at Israel tonight.
This is us intercepting many of them: pic.twitter.com/9ORqy2uKDC
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In a post on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday confirmed that it had completed a series of airstrikes targeting key locations in Tehran linked to Iran’s nuclear weapons program. According to the IDF, the strikes targeted the Iranian Ministry of Defense headquarters, the headquarters of the SPND nuclear project, and other facilities associated with Iran’s nuclear development efforts.
While IDF informed about the completion of airstrikes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that Israel is defending “freedom” in the Middle East and beyond. Meanwhile, Israel launched a massive airstrike on Yemen on Sunday, the Defence Forces said, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The strike was reportedly conducted to assassinate a senior Houthi military leader. Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari was targeted in the strikes, IDF sources told the Jerusalem Post. However, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF has yet to issue any official statement regarding the incident.
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