Israelis shocked by number of missile hits despite defence systems
Meron Rapoport, editor of Israeli news site The Local Call, said the Israeli public was taken aback by the number of Iranian missiles that breached the country’s advanced defence systems.
“Although the military is trying to portray this as expected, Israelis are quite surprised that so many missiles did hit targets in Israel and that the damage is so huge,” Rapoport told Al Jazeera.
He added that the strikes also succeeded in hitting some strategic targets and that some incidents have likely not been disclosed to the public. “We don’t know about everything because the censorship is quite hard – and if we do know it, we’re not allowed to say it,” he said.
Rapoport added that he sees a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme as the only possible way out of the conflict. “Iran will not surrender, a regime change will not happen in the near future, and Israel, of course, will not surrender – so I don’t see any other way out other than a deal between Iran and the US,” he said.
Four injured in Haifa after Iranian missile attack
Israel’s National Emergency Service is reporting at least four people injured in Haifa, northern Israel, following Iranian missile strikes. Reuters news agency is also reporting projectiles landing in Haifa, with explosions reported on impact.
Emergency personnel operate after missiles were launched from Iran into Israel’s city of Haifa
Iran’s armed forces tell Israelis not to stay or travel near ‘vital areas’
Iran’s armed forces told Israelis to leave the vicinity of “vital areas” for their safety, in a video statement broadcast by state TV around the time that Iran sent a new barrage of missiles.
“We have a data bank of vital and critical areas in occupied territories and call upon you not to let the brutal regime use you as human shields. Do not stay or travel near these critical areas,” an armed forces spokesperson said.
Iranian missiles land in Israel, spark fires
Israeli media are reporting that missiles have fallen in several parts of Israel as Iran launched a new wave of retaliatory strikes. The Israeli Army Radio said a missile fell in Haifa and a building was hit in the eastern part of Tel Aviv.
A missile also fell directly on a building in northern Israel, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said four people were injured in the Lachish area and two buildings were damaged in Haifa.
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