Home Front Command spokesman says Israel could experience ‘heavy missile attack’ in coming hours, but no fire from Iran as yet and no need to go to bomb shelters
IDF confirms launching aerial campaign against Iran’s nuclear program
The IDF confirms it has launched an aerial campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.
Dozens of targets across Iran related to the nuclear program and other military facilities are being struck by the Israeli Air Force, it says.
The operation is dubbed “Nation of Lions.”
The IDF says Iran has enough enriched uranium to build several bombs within days, and it needs to act against this “imminent threat.”
Sirens that sounded across Israel a short while ago were a preemptive warning issued by the IDF, ahead of a possible reaction by Iran.
Sirens designed to warn Israelis of ‘new situation’; no attack launched at Israel at this hour
The Home Front Command clarifies that the sirens that wailed across Israel a few minutes ago were intended to convey to Israelis that the country is entering “a new situation,” the Home Front Command’s Tzvika Tessler clarifies.
There has been no attack launched at Israel at this time, he says.
Israelis are not required to go to bomb shelters, but are told to follow instructions as needed.
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Home Front Command warns Israel could experience ‘heavy missile attack from the east’
Illustrative: A missile is on display with a sign on it which reads ‘Death to Israel’ in Farsi, in front of a mosque in the shape of Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock, at an entrance to Quds, an Iranian town to the west of the capital Tehran, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
As Israel is carrying out strikes in Iran, the IDF Home Front Command announces immediate changes to its guidelines, prohibiting all educational activities, gatherings, and workplaces, with the exception of essential sectors. “The public is required to follow the guidelines published on the official Home Front Command channel,” the army says.
The HomeFront Command’s Tzvika Tessler says that, in the coming few hours, we could experience “a significant attack from the east.”
These could be “heavy missiles” that could reach anywhere in the country, he says on Channel 12 news. “We will give far-reaching warnings,” he says.