Israeli media report that explosions were heard in dozens of Israeli cities early Tuesday evening alarm sirens. “Following the alarms that were recently activated in the areas of Menashe, Sharon, Yarkon and Dan Shomron, successfully intercepted one rocket that crossed into Lebanese territory” – the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. At the same time, the army appealed to citizens to avoid staying in open areas and “going outside unnecessarily.”
Sirens sounded in Israel. Rocket intercepted
This is the third long-range attack from Lebanon in the last hour, according to the Times of Israel. Earlier, the Israeli army said it “recently” identified several rockets that flew through Lebanese territory and landed in an open area in the center of Israel. However, no alerts were triggered.
Same day United States informed Israel that Iran intends to launch ballistic missiles “immediately”. for this country. According to an Israeli journalist Itaya Blumentalathe Prime Minister of Israel in his Tuesday speech Benjamin Netanyahu he sort of suggested that an attack from Iran might happen.
According to CNN, Iran's potential attack on Israel is expected to take place on Tuesday evening and be similar to the one carried out by Tehran in April. Iran then fired over 300 rockets and dronesbut Israel, the US and Western and Arab allies shot down almost all the missiles.
Israel's invasion of Lebanon. Will Iran fire missiles?
The expected missile fire from Iran will probably be carried out on a large scale, an Israeli army spokesman admitted at a press conference Daniel Hagari.
– We take this threat seriously. We ask citizens to follow the guidelines of the Internal Front Command. Fire from Iran could have a wide range – he emphasized. He added that when sirens sound, people will be asked to go to protected areas and stay there until an appropriate announcement is made.
Let us remind you: w On the night of Monday to Tuesday, Israel launched a land invasion of Lebanonarguing that this movement is a continuation of the fighting against Hezbollah fighters. The sides are exchanging blows, shelling border areas and organizing airstrikes in the central parts of the country.
Source: Israel Defense Forces, Times of Israel, CNN