IRAN has launched 102 missiles at Israel in a revenge rocket blitz for the invasion of Lebanon.
Explosions can be heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv tonight as the projectiles are shot down by Israeli air defences and others smash into the ground.
Iran launched missiles at Israel tonight
ReutersIt is not yet clear if there are injuries or deaths[/caption]
AFPThe missiles were intercepted by Israeli anti-air defences[/caption]
ReutersPeople take shelter during an air raid siren[/caption]
Sky NewsFootage showed the missiles over Jerusalem[/caption]
ReutersA man holds children as people take cover during the blitz[/caption]
Air raid sirens are ringing out across the country as Israelis are sheltering in their homes and under bridges.
Footage also showed the rockets flying over Jordan’s capital Amman tonight.
In a post on X, the IDF said: “All Israeli civilians are in bomb shelters as rockets from Iran are fired at Israel.”
Iran vowed Israel would face “crushing attacks” if it responded to the strike.
It is not yet clear if there are injuries or deaths from the strikes.
Israel earlier today alerted the public to the likelihood of a blitz from the Islamic Republic.
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A senior White House official said the US is actively supporting Israeli defensive preparations.
They threatened: “A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran.”
Iran informed “international parties” of the size and timing of its attack, a US Defence Department official said.
Axios reported that Iran is expected to use ballistic missiles that can reach Israel within 12 minutes of launching.
The strike comes after the IDF announced it had assassinated the head of Hezbollah’s weapon transfers from Iran.
AFPSirens blared as the rockets arrived to hit the country[/caption]
It comes as Israel launched its ground offensive Operation “Northern Arrows” targeting Hezbollah strongholds following waves of devastating airstrikes.
Iran attacked Israel with missiles in April after Tel Aviv bombed the country’s embassy in Damascus.
Iran launched more than 320 missiles and drones at Israel but virtually all were intercepted by Israel’s air defences along with British, US, French and Jordanian fighter jets.
When that attack was launched, ballistic missiles took 12 minutes to reach Israel, cruise missiles two hours and drones around nine hours to reach their targets.
Israel responded with a single precision strike on an Iranian anti-aircraft site with tensions then de-escalating.
Heavy fighting continued to rage in southern Lebanon today as 25,000 Israeli troops stepped up their ground war to smash Hezbollah rocket sites.
Israeli commanders said the invasion would be “limited, localised and targeted” and would not involve an occupation.
But clashes intensified through the night with Hezbollah launching rocket and artillery barrages toward Israeli troops massing on the border.
Terror troops responded to the onslaught by launching early hours rocket and artillery barrages against the border town of Metula inside Israel.
Hezbollah also said it targeted Mossad’s headquarters in Glilot near Tel Aviv.
AFPThe IDF told civilians to stay in shelters[/caption]
Sky NewsThe IDF said the missiles came from Iran[/caption]
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