Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as sirens sounded on Friday night across Israel following what the country’s military spokesman said was the firing of missiles from Iran.
Iran’s state news agency IRNA said hundreds of ballistic missiles had been launched in retaliation for Israel’s biggest ever attacks on Iran, blasting Iran’s huge underground nuclear site at Natanz and wiping out its top military commanders.
The implosions heard in Israel are either from interceptions or impacts, the Israeli military said, after another barrage of dozens of rockets were launched toward Israel.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a statement on Friday that Israel initiated a war and said it will not be allowed to do “hit and run” attacks without grave consequences.
“The Zionist regime (Israel) will not remain unscathed from the consequences of its crime. The Iranian nation must be guaranteed that our response will not be half-measured,” Khamenei said in a statement.
The Israeli military said on Friday that it identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israel, and said it was operating to intercept “the threat.”
The military said it instructed the public to enter a protected space.
