Israel began retaliatory strikes on Iran on Saturday morning.
Strikes were heard in the Iranian capital of Tehran just after 2 a.m. local time.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they are conducting “precise strikes on military targets” and released the following statement:
In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel—right now the Israel Defense Forces is conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran.
The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since October 7th—on seven fronts—including direct attacks from Iranian soil.
ike every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond.
Our defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilized.
The statement concluded by saying they will “do whatever necessary to defend the State of Israel and the people of Israel.”
The Jerusalem Post reports:
Five explosions were reported heard across Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj early on Saturday morning, according to Iranian media, in what is alleged to be the beginning of an Israeli retaliatory attack on Iran.
Reports of explosions at the Imam Khomeini International Airport in the Iranian capital were also received.
Arab media reported that Israel attacked the location of the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in Iran.
Additional explosions are being reported in Syria and Iraq.
A fire was also reported on Friday at an Iranian Defense Ministry location in Tehran.
Hours before the strike, it was reported by Newsweek that Israel would attack Iran’s nuclear operation — though it is not confirmed that is what happened.
Iran fired approximately 200 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this month. Nobody was hurt or killed in the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that there would be a response.
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The Times of Israel liveblogged Friday’s events as they happened.
Syrian media reports blasts over Damascus and Homs
While explosions are reportedly heard in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Syrian media outlets also report blasts over Damascus and Homs in Syria.
At least 5 explosions reportedly heard near Tehran
At least five explosions are heard near the Iranian capital of Tehran, according to multiple reports on social media.
No further details are immediately available.
There is no official comment from Iranian authorities on the blasts.
The reports come amid repeated promises by Israeli leaders in recent days to respond to Iran’s firing of 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1.
Hamas claims two children die in north Gaza hospital amid Israeli raid
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says two children died at the last functioning hospital in the territory’s north after Israeli fire hit oxygen equipment. At the same time, the military tells AFP it is unaware of strikes in the area.
“Two children have died in the intensive care unit after the hospital’s generators failed and the oxygen station was targeted,” says a health ministry statement about the Kamal Adwan Hospital in north Gaza’s Jabaliya refugee camp.
Israeli forces “are searching the hospital and firing within different departments, increasing the panic and anxiety,” the ministry adds.
The Israeli army says it is “not aware of live fire and strikes in the area of the hospital.”
Army says 65 rockets were launched by Hezbollah at northern Israel today
Some 65 rockets were launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon at northern Israel today, according to an IDF tally.
In the latest attack, three rockets were launched at Kiryat Shmona and were intercepted.
Earlier, two civilians were killed and seven wounded in a rocket impact in Majd al-Krum, and another rocket strike earlier wounded six soldiers in Shomera.
At least two Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs
At least two Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanese state media reports, as footage shows smoke rising from the area after Israel issued an evacuation call.
The official National News Agency says “enemy aircraft launched two new strikes” on the Haret Hreik district, one of the areas where the Israeli military had earlier told residents to evacuate.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-october-25-2024/
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