Tel Aviv: Hours after it attacked several Iranian locations on early Saturday morning, the Israeli Air Force released videos and photos of fighter jets that conducted airstrikes. The attack was in retaliation to Iran’s missile attacks on Israel earlier this month.
It may be noted that Israel’s strikes were in retaliation to the October 1 attack by Iran, in which Tehran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel. Most of these rockets were however intercepted by Iran’s defence systems.
Taking to X, the Israeli Air Forces shared videos and images of the operation with the message saying, “Documentation of the departure of Air Force planes for the targeted attack on Iran tonight, as part of the “Days of Repentance” operation.”
תיעוד יציאת מטוסי חיל-האוויר לתקיפה הממוקדת באיראן הלילה, במסגרת מבצע “ימי תשובה”: pic.twitter.com/5Vpb98Pr3u
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 26, 2024
Iran raises death toll to four
Meanwhile, Iran raised the death toll in Israel’s attack to four. Issuing a statement Iran said that all four served in the country’s air force. However, there were no details on where these four were stationed at the time of the attack.
Earlier on Saturday, Israel struck several Iranian targets in several parts of the country Explosions were also heard in Tehran, the country’s capital which sits deep inside Iran. Sharing details of the incident later, Israel said that strikes were precise and targeted’ and hit Iran’s missile air defense systems and its missile manufacturing facilities, which have been used to manufacture weapons that were targeted against Israel.
Iran claims ‘limited damage’ after strike
Iran has however claimed that there was only “limited damage” after the strike. Releasing a statement, Iran called for its right to defend itself and also blamed the US, and other Western countries for tensions in the Middle East region.
