Headline Roundup • October 1st, 2024
Iran Launches Missile Attack on Israel
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Iran launched 181 missiles at Israel on Tuesday, one day before the start of Rosh Hashanah.
The Details: Video footage of Tel Aviv shows flares and explosions over the city. Reuters (Center bias) said, "A senior Iranian official later told Reuters that the order to launch missiles at Israel was made by the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei." There were reports of hits in central Israel, the Negev, and the Sharon region. Iran has claimed 80% of missiles hit targets, but the IDF has said they intercepted "a large number" of the missiles. One Palestinian man was killed. An Israeli spokesman said there were “very few” injuries.
Key Quotes: Earlier today, President Biden said, "The United States is prepared to help Israel defend against these attacks, and protect American personnel in the region." Biden ordered US military forces in the region to help shoot down the missiles. Hamas praised the attacks. The United Nations Security Council will convene on Wednesday to discuss the missile attack.
For Context: This attack was far larger than the attack Iran launched against Israel in April.
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REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Reporters on state television lay flat on the ground during live broadcasts.
Reuters journalists saw missiles intercepted in the airspace of neighbouring Jordan. Israeli media reports said as many as 100 missiles had been launched.
Bombs away... Israel's military in a breaking news wire says rockets have been fired from Iran at Israel. The IDF says it has engaged its Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 anti-air defense missiles. CNN has confirmed that Iranian missiles have made impact on Tel Aviv.
The White House says it has convened an emergency meeting with VP Harris and national security teams. Warning alarms from Israel's home front command are currently sounding in Jerusalem and elsewhere. Israel getting pounded:
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