Iran launches ballistic missiles at Israel reaching all areas

Friday evening, Iranian missile attacks started on Israel in response to strikes carried out by Israel in the night before.

Israel announced that Iran had launched a second batch of missiles, estimated at dozens, towards it.

This announcement came shortly after a Iranian televised address by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in which he affirmed that “our armed forces are ready, and behind them stand the country’s officials and all the people… God willing, the Islamic Republic will defeat the Zionist regime”.

Khamenei stressed on Friday evening that Israel had committed a grave mistake with its large-scale attack on Iran, vowing that it would lead to its destruction.

For its part, the Israeli army announced on Friday that it had detected missile launches from Iran toward Israel, and ordered all residents to head to shelters and fortified rooms.

The Israeli army said in a statement that it had detected missile launches from Iran toward Israeli territory, where air defense systems are operating to intercept threats, urging residents to head to shelters, and remain there until further notice.

Meanwhile, sirens and explosions in the skies over serverial Israeli regions.

Israeli military spokesman Avi Deveren cut short a televised briefing on Friday evening, while an Israeli official confirmed that the incident was due to an imminent Iranian attack.

“The live broadcast of the statement by… Divrin was cut short due to an imminent Iranian attack on central Israel, the official said, after the military instructed Israeli residents to stay close to bomb shelters and fortified areas and avoid gatherings.

Dervin also warned on Friday that Iran is capable of inflicting severe damage on the Jewish state’s home front, following its strikes on nuclear and military sites in Iran.

“Iran has the capability to inflict significant damage on the home front,” DeVrin said during a televised press briefing that was cut short due to what an Israeli official said was an imminent Iranian attack.