The Iranian army announced, “Its air defenses were able to successfully repel the Israeli attacks,” noting that “limited damage occurred only at some points.”
A statement issued by the Iranian Air Defense said: “Despite repeated Iranian warnings to the criminal entity about avoiding any form of adventure, at dawn today it took an escalatory step by attacking points in military centers in Iran's “tyrannical and misogynistic religious regime””>Tehran, Khuzestan, and Ilam, and the Air Defense was able to successfully repel the attacks despite recording limited damage.” “Some points and dimensions of the incident are under study.”
The Iranian Air Defense said: “We call on citizens to obtain correct information from the Iranian national media outlet (Radio and Television Corporation) and not to pay attention to the misleading information spread about this attack by the enemy media.”
Video clips circulating on Saturday showed scenes of Iranian anti-aircraft missiles intercepting Israeli missiles in the skies of Tehran.
The Israeli army announced “the end of its operation in which it responded last night to the Iranian strike on Israel at the beginning of this month.”
Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said: “We carried out targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran, thwarting direct threats against the State of Israel.”
He added: “The IDF has accomplished its mission.”
Hagari continued: “If the regime in Iran makes the mistake of starting a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond.”
He said: “Our message is clear to all those who threaten the State of Israel and seek to drag the region into a broader escalation. They will pay a heavy price.”
The statement added: “We demonstrated today that we have the ability and determination to act decisively – and we are ready – in attack and defense – to defend the State of Israel and the people of Israel.”
In addition, informed sources confirmed to the Iranian Tasnim Agency that Iran is “ready to respond to the Israeli attack.”
Earlier, Israeli Radio reported that “dozens of warplanes participated in attacks on targets in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Mashhad, and a power plant in Karaj.”
Iranian media said: “The Zionist entity seeks to exaggerate the size of its weak attack, and its claim that it targeted 20 sites in Iran is not true and the targets are much less than that.”
Last updated: October 26, 2024 – 07:31
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