Missiles have been launched from Iran toward Israel and sirens are sounding across the country, according to a statement from Israel’s military.
CNN teams on the ground in multiple locations across Israel have observed dozens of missiles flying above them.
Some have been intercepted by Israel’s air defenses, although it is not clear how many.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted Israel in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
After the barrage of missiles was launched, the Iranian mission to the United Nations said that Tehran carried out a response to “the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime.
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed a ‘harsh revenge’ to the Iranian attack reiterating that Israel can reach anywhere in Iran.
The Israel Defence Forces(IDF) later confirmed the attack stating that Iran fired about 200 ballistic missiles at Israel.
Some of the missiles landed hitting several targets across the state of Israel. This has raised questions have been raised about the efficiency of it’s missile defense systems such as the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and the Arrow Missile Defense System.
Iran further warned Israel against retaliation warning of a more severe attack should that happen.
The United States and other Israeli allies have condemned the Iranian attack and President Joe Biden has even recommended sanctions against Iran and says he will lobby the G7 nations to do the same.