Tehran, Iran - October 26, 2024

Storyline:
Israel has completed what it called a retaliatory attack on military targets in Iran, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) early Saturday morning.

The IDF launched "precise and targeted" air strikes on targets in several areas in Iran, in response to the attacks from Iran in recent months, it said in a statement.

The IDF statement was issued about three and a half hours after it announced the start of the operation.

Israeli aircraft struck missile manufacturing facilities, surface-to-air missile arrays, and additional Iranian aerial capabilities, according to the statement.

Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that dozens of jets, including F35, F16 and F15, attacked 20 military targets in Iran.

The decision to attack Iran was made at a conference call of the Israeli security cabinet on Friday evening, according to local media. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant oversaw the operation from an underground facility in Tel Aviv.

The focus of Israeli strike was on military targets, excluding Iran's nuclear and energy facilities, U.S. media outlets reported, citing Israeli officials.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a video statement that the operation has foiled immediate threats to Israel, warning Iran against further response if there's a new round of escalation.

On Oct. 1, Iran fired approximately 180 missiles at Israeli targets, describing the action as retaliation for the assassinations of several leaders of regional resistance groups, among other grievances.

In Iran, eyewitnesses said early Saturday that big explosions were heard around the country's capital Tehran. Shortly afterward, Iranian state-run IRIB TV reported that Iran's air defense was engaged against Israeli strike attempts.

Although Iran has warned Israel not to take any risky actions, Israel still attacked some military centers in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces in the wee hours of Saturday morning, said the Iranian Defense Ministry.

The defense ministry said Iran's air defense headquarters had successfully countered the Israeli attack with "limited damage."

No military centers of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the west and south of Tehran were hit, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing well-informed sources.

Tasnim quoted an informed source saying that Iran is ready to retaliate Israeli aggression as announced earlier. There is no doubt that Israel will receive the appropriate response to any move (against Iran), the source was quoted as saying.

Shotlist:
Tehran, Iran - Oct 26, 2024:
1. Various of Tehran's air defence systems intercept missiles over Iranian military camp.

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