Iran's missile attack on Israel ends. IDF: We will take revenge

2024-10-01 19:50:42Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Iran's missile attack on Israel ends. IDF: We will take revenge
Israeli citizens in shelters

Air raid warning sirens have been heard throughout Israel following the ballistic missile attack by Iran.

In a statement a few minutes ago, the Israeli army announced that the attack has ended and that citizens across the country can now leave their shelters and protected areas after an assessment of the situation.

The IDF vowed that "there will be consequences for this attack."

There were no reports of injuries after the rocket barrage, the Israeli ambulance service said.

According to Israeli army radio, nearly 200 rockets were launched from Iran towards Israel.

So, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are meeting with their National Security team to discuss the Iranian airstrike on Israel.

President Biden wrote on the X social network that "the United States is prepared to help Israel to defend itself from these attacks and to protect American personnel in the region."

President Biden and Vice President Harris followed Iran's attack on Israel from the White House Situation Room and are receiving regular updates from the national security team.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed today with Israeli Defense Minister Gallant, before the start of the missile attack by Iran, about the "severe consequences" that Iran would have if it attacked Israel.

According to Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a telephone conversation with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stressed that "the United States is in a good state of readiness to protect American personnel, allies and partners in the face of threats from Iran and organizations Iranian-backed terrorists and are determined to prevent any actor from exploiting tensions and widening the conflict in the region.”

Israeli authorities announced the suspension of all flights to and from Israeli airports. A similar announcement about the closure of the airspace was made a little earlier by Jordan.

According to the Reuters news agency, witnesses said they saw some of the launched missiles fall over Jordanian airspace, while dozens more continued to move towards Israel.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced that it had fired several dozen rockets at Israel and that the attack would be repeated if there was a response from Israel.

The warning of an Iranian attack on Israel was given hours before it was launched by a White House official

According to the Iranian mission to the UN, if Israel retaliates, the next wave of attacks from Iran will be "devastating".


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