Israel announces the start of a missile attack from Iran

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced the start of an Iranian attack against Israeli territory and have placed the entire country on alert, with an express call to citizens to take refuge before the imminent arrival of the first projectiles.

The spokesman for the Israeli Army, Daniel Hagari, has stated that the air defense systems are already working at full capacity to intercept the Iranian missiles, although he has warned that the fall of some of them cannot be ruled out and has urged the population to Comply with the instructions of the authorities.

Likewise, he has announced that explosions will probably be heard in the next few minutes, either due to the impact on the ground of a missile or due to interceptions in the air.

This is Iran’s second direct attack against Israel in recent months, since in mid-April it already launched hundreds of missiles and drones in response to the bombing of its Consulate in Damascus. Tehran had warned that it reserved the right to respond to the assassination on Iranian soil of the former Hamas leader, Ismail Haniye, at the end of July.

The United States Government had warned just a few hours ago of a new “imminent” attack by Iran, in a context also marked by the intensification of fighting in Lebanon, where Israel began a ground offensive this Tuesday morning, and when The conflict in the Gaza Strip is still open.