Iran has launched missiles targeting Israel, the military said on Tuesday, following US warnings that an Iranian attack was imminent.
“A short while ago, missiles were launched from Iran towards the State of Israel,” the Israeli military said in a statement. It said sirens were sounded across Israel, including in Jerusalem.
This comes after a senior US administration official said Iran is preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel, warning of “severe consequences” should it take place.
Israeli media reported Iran launched over 100 missiles fired at Israel while air raid sirens sounded across Israel again, signalling a new wave of missile attacks.
The Iranian Student News Agency shared videos of missiles flying above the Iranian capital on Tuesday after the Israeli military announced missiles were fired from Iran.
This is not the first time Iran has done this. Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards launched extensive strikes against targets in Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 air strike on its Damascus consular building
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States was prepared to help Israel defend itself from Iranian missile attacks and to protect the American military in the region.
“We discussed how the United States is prepared to help Israel defend against these attacks, and protect American personnel in the region,” Biden said on X about a meeting held with Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House national security team earlier in the day.
