Israel retaliated against Iran early Saturday and fired missiles at Iranian military targets. Israel said the attack was in response to attacks carried out by Iran on October 1. At the same time, there is no immediate information about the damage caused by these attacks in Iran. The Israeli army posted on Twitter that it had carried out precise strikes on military targets in Iran.
Israel said in the statement- It is our duty to respond to the attacks
An Israeli Army statement said that since the dastardly attack on Israel on October 7 last year, Iran-backed terrorist organizations have been continuously attacking Israel, including direct attacks from Iranian soil. Further said that like every other sovereign country in the world, the country of Israel also has the right and duty to respond.
Sounds of explosion heard in Tehran
In Iran’s capital Tehran, explosions could be heard, state media there initially acknowledged the explosions and said some of the sounds came from air defense systems around the city, according to reports. Meanwhile, state media in Syria reported its air defenses targeting hostile targets there as well. Another Iranian media said explosions were also heard in the nearby city of Karaj.
‘So far there has been no information about hearing the sound of rockets in the sky of Tehran. State TV quoted unnamed Iranian intelligence officials as saying that the loud explosions may have been caused by the activation of Iran’s air defense system.
Iran has already warned Israel
Iranian officials have repeatedly warned Israel against attacking and have said that any attack on Iran would be met with a strong response. A US official told Reuters that the United States was informed by Israel before the attack on targets in Iran, but was not involved in the operation.