In a major development, Israeli military has claimed that Iran launched missiles towards Israel and the civilians are taking refuge in the bomb shelters, with sirens sounding in the country.
Earlier today, the US has warned Israel that Iran might attack with ballistic missiles in the next few hours. The White House also stated that it is supporting Israel by all measn by giving it defensive weapons to protect against the attacks from Iran.
In a statement released by White House earlier today, it said, “It has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. And, US is actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran.”
Iranian ballistic missile impacts in Israel.
— Global: Military-Info (@Global_Mil_Info) October 1, 2024
It seems that they are striking numerous targets. pic.twitter.com/7XFNk008Pk
However, it is pertinent to mention here that receiving these warning signs from U.S., the Israeli military has assessed its military bases in the North of Tel Aviv as it has been reported that Iran is likely to target Israel’s three air bases and an intelligence base located there in a ballistic missile attack. The Israeli Army has prepared a contingency plan for tackling to this situation.
🚨 INSANE FOOTAGE OF IRANIAN MISSILES POUNDING ISRAELI TARGETS pic.twitter.com/aMeGLVkzoM
— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) October 1, 2024
On the other hand, the Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, during his speech at the UN, stated, “There is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach, and that’s true of the entire Middle East.”
It should be noted that Iran has attacked Israel in retailiation as Israel targeted major Hezbollah commanders in the past few days who got killed. The situation in the Middle East is extremely daunting with civilian lives being risked in this conflict. At the same time, the efforts for securing a ceasefire deal by the world leaders at the United Nations is not attaining any results and the war is escalating rapidly.