Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, Oct 1, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen)
Published October 2, 2024
“Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu after Tehran launched around 180 missiles at Israel.
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that arch foe Iran would pay for its missile attack against Israel on Tuesday (Oct 1), while Tehran said any retaliation would be met with “vast destruction”, raising fears of a wider war.
As Washington expressed full backing for its longtime ally Israel, Iran’s armed forces said direct intervention by Israel’s supporters against Tehran would provoke a “strong attack” from Iran on their “bases and interests” in the region.
“Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” Netanyahu said hours after the attack, and warned: “Whoever attacks us, we attack them.”
In a separate statement, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who was at the command and control centre monitoring the interception of Iranian missiles, also vowed to punish Iran for the attack.
“Iran has not learned a simple lesson – those who attack the state of Israel, pay a heavy price,” he said in a statement issued by his office.
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Published October 2, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against Iran after it fired about 200 ballistic missiles at Israel in a severe escalation of hostilities between the adversaries that world powers fear could spiral into a Middle East-wide war.
The barrage started around 7:30 p.m. Israel time on Tuesday, hours after the U.S. warned an Iranian assault was imminent. The Israel Defense Forces said most of the missiles were intercepted and reports indicated only one person, who was in the West Bank, was killed.
The U.S., whose warships helped shoot down the projectiles, similarly said the attack “appears to have been defeated and ineffective.”
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Still, the salvo was even more dramatic and dangerous than the barrage of 300 missiles and drones Iran fired at Israel in April. This time, Tehran gave less warning and its rockets penetrated far deeper into Israeli territory, with cities including Tel Aviv and Hod Hasharon being hit and having their night-time skies lit up.
Iran said its latest move was a reprisal for Israel’s devastating attacks on Lebanon-based Hezbollah, Tehran’s most important proxy militant group. On Friday, Israel assassinated Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an air strike on Beirut. That came after days of intense bombing that killed several of the group’s commanders, while on Monday night Israel stepped up its campaign by sending troops into southern Lebanon.
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