- October 1, 2024
- 9:35 pm
- Israel
The Iranians launched 181 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1, 2024, killing one Palestinian. They avenged the death of Nasrallah. Neither add nor subtract.
Some time after two waves of Iranian missile attacks on Israel, an IDF spokesman addressed citizens and said that it was possible at this stage to leave the mamads and bomb shelters. “We don’t see any new threats from Iran yet.”
It is reported that 181 ballistic missiles were fired at Israel.
Air defense systems have demonstrated a high level of threat interception.
Unlike the April attack, no drones were used.
The missiles were shot down by the Hets-2 and Hets-3 missile defense systems. Dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles have been shot down. All interceptor missiles hit the target.
Daniel Agari added that the army is not yet aware of any casualties as a result of the rocket explosions. “This is thanks to the correct behavior of citizens,” he added, making it clear that in some places rockets exploded across the country. He asked citizens not to publish videos of explosions or write on social networks where rockets fell. “We shot down a lot of missiles, but there were also isolated hits.”
Hagar said Israel would respond to Iran: “An attack on Israel will have consequences. We have plans.”
At 19:30, an air raid siren sounded in dozens of settlements across Israel – from Hadera to the Negev (the area of the Dead Sea and Beersheba). The air raid signal was in most populated areas in the Jerusalem area.
A short time later, an IDF spokesman addressed citizens on television and said that this was an Iranian attack.
He called on citizens to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command – to hide in “mamads” or bomb shelters, and close doors and windows. “Iran launched a massive attack on Israel, and the defense is not 100 percent. We need to take the threat seriously and follow instructions.”
According to military reports, 102 ballistic missiles were launched at Israel. Iran said it launched 400 missiles at Israel.
Around 19:50, a message came in about a second wave of Iranian missile attacks on Israel.
In Israel, life-saving instructions were distributed to various areas throughout the country, according to the IDF. The population was urged to follow the instructions of the rear command and, in the event of the sound of a siren, enter a protected place and remain there until further instructions. All Israeli civilians were in bomb shelters. They warned of the threat of large-scale fire from Iran.
Israel's air defense system identified and intercepted the missile launches. Numerous locations where shrapnel or rockets fell were reported in various areas such as Tel Aviv, the Dead Sea, the south and the Sharon region. There have been no reports of casualties yet, but all Israelis have been ordered to hide.
According to The Jerusalem Post, more than 100 missiles were launched from Iran into Israel. Media previously claimed that the number of missiles Iran could fire at Israel was around 250.
The news about the rocket attack on Israel was updated at 20:04. The Jerusalem Post reported that Iran fired about 400 missiles at Israel. At the same time, important meetings of world leaders took place to discuss the situation.
US President Joe Biden met with Vice President Kamala Harris and their national security advisers to discuss Iran's attack on Israel. It was also noted that Israeli troops launched an operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon to protect the country from the threat of terrorists. This attack was aimed at terrorist infrastructure facilities in southern Lebanon.
Iran is closing its airspace, rerouting all civilian flights and closing Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in anticipation of Israeli retaliation.
The IDF sums up the Iranian attack:
About 180 missiles were launched from Iran in several salvos at 7:31 p.m. A large number of effective interceptions were carried out, but only isolated hits were recorded in the center and south of the country.
The IDF clarifies that there was no damage to the air force's combat capability, aircraft or defense systems. The Air Force will continue its heavy attacks in the Middle East tonight.
IDF: Iran is pushing the Middle East towards escalation, the events of the night will have consequences. We will do everything necessary to protect the safety of Israeli citizens.
