The Israeli army struck military targets in Iran
The Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes on several military targets in Iran and Syria on Saturday night in response to the Iranian regime's attacks on the State of Israel for several months.
The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) announced that on the night of Saturday, October 26, a retaliatory attack was carried out on unknown military facilities in Iran.
"In response to the ongoing attacks of the Iranian regime on the state of Israel for several months, Israel's defense forces are now carrying out specific strikes on military facilities in Iran," TsAXAL said in a statement.
According to NBC News, Israeli targets included a barracks and a weapons depot in Tehran. In turn, the Fars news agency reported that the targets of the airstrikes were military bases in the south and southwest of Tehran.
Iranian state media reported that both airports in Tehran were operating "normally" at the time of the attack. However, the authorities later closed the airspace completely. The state news agency Irna reported, citing sources in the emergency services, that there were no casualties in Tehran, and the internet was completely cut off in the capital. The airspace over Iraq is also completely closed.
Residents of Tehran and Karaj, on the northern outskirts of the capital, heard seven explosions. The source of the explosions is unknown, but Iranian state television broadcast a version that it may have been the work of air defense systems .
TsAXAL : Mission accomplished
Later, the agencies cited local media as reporting a powerful explosion and "long-lasting noise" in the center of the Iranian capital, as well as the activation of air defense systems . According to ABC News, the Israeli army continues to strike targets in Iran. Israeli TV channels, relying on their sources, report on the second wave of attacks on Iran. The American news portal Axios reported that there was a second and third wave of attacks.
According to Channel 12, citing Iranian sources, among the targets under attack is the command post of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
On Saturday morning, representatives of the Israeli army announced the end of the operation in Iran.
"Our aircraft returned home safely . The revenge strike was completed, the mission was accomplished," TsAXAL said.
DATE: Syrian air defense forces intercepted Israeli missiles
The Syrian state news agency SANA reported that airstrikes were carried out on military facilities in central and southern Syria. It is noted that the Israeli missiles fired from "the Golan Heights of Syria and Lebanon occupied by Israel" were intercepted by the Syrian air defense forces.
On Saturday morning, Syrian state television reported that explosions were heard in villages near Damascus and in the central region of the country. However, the TsAXAL statement did not say anything about attacking targets in Syria.
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