IRAN LAUNCHES MISSILE ATTACK ON ISRAEL 🚀 AFTER ISRAEL INVADES LEBANON [F-35 JETS OBLITERATED]

⁣Live Updates: Iran Launches About 180 Ballistic Missiles at Israel

Many of the missiles were intercepted with the help of the United States, but some fell in central and southern Israel, the Israeli military said. Israel vowed to retaliate.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2....024/10/01/world/isra

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Israeli and Western officials have widely stressed the need for a strong response against Iran, with White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stating: "There will be serious consequences for Iran as a result of this attack and we will work with Israel to make sure that happens." The Israel Defence Forces announced that its response will be “seen by the entire Middle East,” with Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz stating that the entire “free world” had to support Israel - a reference to expected Western support for future Israeli attacks. The influential U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham meanwhile called on President Joe Biden to authorise attacks on Iranian oil refineries.

The Iranian strike has demonstrated the severe limitations of Israel’s air defence network, despite the country having by far the densest and most sophisticated network of any Western aligned actor - rivalled only by that of Taiwan. Israeli media outlets reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a number of ministers were forced to remain in a fortified underground location in Jerusalem for hours during the attack, with Western correspondents reporting that massive explosions could be felt across Tel Aviv. The current state of the Israeli fighter fleet remains highly uncertain, and alongside the reported destruction of Nevatim Air Base, other fighter losses have been reported including losses of F-15s at Hatzerim Air Base. Previous minor losses were also reported, but not confirmed, after intensified Hezbollah rocket artillery and drone strikes on facilities such as Ramat David Air Base.