The Islamic Republic reports limited damage after waves of bombings in its capital and at least two provinces // Oil facilities reported intact
▲ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) at the Defense Ministry command center in Tel Aviv yesterday, ahead of Operation Days of Regret against Iran.Video still from the Israeli government via AFP
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Saturday, October 26, 2024, p. 17
Jerusalem. Israel launched a series of bombings against Iran in the early hours of this Saturday, and claimed that it attacked military targets in retaliation for the ballistic missiles that the Islamic republic fired into its territory at the beginning of the month. There were explosions mainly in the Iranian capital. The Tehran government maintained that the offensive only caused limited damage.
At the time of going to press, the Iranian army confirmed that the attacks fell on military bases in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan and Tehran, causing limited damagereported Al Jazeera.
The Israeli military command assured that all Israeli aircraft returned to their bases. Air Force planes, guided by artificial intelligence, attacked the means of producing missiles, such as those launched by Iran towards Israel on the 1st, he indicated.
In a first wave, there were bomb blasts in Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj, according to Iranian media, which reported that there was no considerable damage.
Iran warned of being ready to respond to Israel’s bombings, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing informed sources. The press agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, indicated that the sources indicated that there is no doubt that Israel will receive a proportionate response to any actionreported Al Jazeera.
Later, the three main Israeli television networks reported a second wave of bombings against military installations Iranians.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said: we have completed the Israeli response to Iran’s attacks (…) The IDF mission has been completed. If the Iranian regime makes the mistake and begins a new round of escalation, we will be obliged to respond.
Iranian military sources stated that Israel targeted military bases in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan, as well as in the capital, Tehran, but only caused limited damagethanks to its air defenses.
Israeli assured that dozens of aircraft from its air force, including combat, resupply and spy planes, participated in the offensive called Days of Regret. “More than 100 aircraft participated in the attack on Iran, at a distance of 2 thousand kilometers, including the modern hunt stealth F-35,” the newspaper indicated The Jerusalem Post.
Israeli TV Channel 12 claimed that fighter jets fired on dozens of strategic targets in Iran’s territory, focusing on key military installations of the Iranian defense industry.
Targets include missile factories, unmanned aerial vehicle development and production facilities, as well as ballistic missile launch bases.detailed the chain.
It also cited non-state Iranian reports that there were offensives in eastern Tehran, and at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command facility, it reported. The Times of Israel. While The Jerusalem Post He reported that bomb blasts were recorded in Shiraz during the second wave.
According to an Israeli source, the targets were aimed at missile and drone production facilities, as well as Iranian defense systems, the US network ABC said. The information was confirmed by the Iranian Fars agency, which added that this type of facilities are located in the military bases in the west and southwest of the capital of the Islamic republic.
ABC added that the Tehran refinery was active and Iran’s semi-official Mehr agency said the surrounding area was calm.
During the first round of attacks, Iran reported that there was no damage. Even Al Jazeera television broadcast images of the capital and its surroundings, where a usual routine was observed.
However, Iran’s government resumed commercial flights from its airport until after Israel ended the retaliatory attack. The first of six explosions occurred at 2:15 a.m. today west of Tehran, the official Irna agency reported.
Iranian state television reported several explosions around the capital, but there was no official comment on their origin. Semi-official media outlets obtained testimonies about explosions in the nearby city of Karaj.
State television quoted unnamed Iranian intelligence officials as saying the source of the rumblings could be the activation of Iran’s air defense system.
As the attack began, the IDF reported: In response to months of continued attacks by the Iranian regime against the State of Israel, precision strikes are currently being carried out against military targets in Iran.
Israel said it had the right and duty to respond to attacks by Tehran and its allies. Our defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilizedthey added.
In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, were moved to an underground bunker, from where Gallant directed the offensive, reported Al Jazeera and The Jerusalem Post. Israeli spokesman Daniel Hagari called on his compatriots to stay alert and vigilant.
From Washington, the spokesman for the United States National Security Council, Sean Savett, declared: We urge Iran to cease its military hostilities against Israel so that this cycle of fighting can end without further escalation.. The United States was notified by Israel before its attacks, but did not participate in the operation, a US official told Reuters.
After Tehran’s attacks on Tel Aviv, the White House urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu not to attack oil or nuclear facilities in the Islamic republic.
Washington recently deployed a THADD missile system to Israel and troops to man it, so they are now operationally capable of shooting down short-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their final phase, through a direct hit system.
Syrian state television, meanwhile, said there were also explosions in the countryside and the central region of Damascus.
On social networks, the television program that is broadcast on the X network Legitimate targets reported bombings in Tehran, Baghdad and Damascus.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that Israel’s retaliation should not lead to further escalation.
Iran launched about 180 missiles toward Israel on October 1 in retaliation for the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other Islamist militia leaders.
Israel then vowed to respond, raising concerns among its allies that the conflict in the Middle East could escalate.
