Jerusalem: Air raid alert has been announced in a number of areas in Israel due to the launch of drones from the territory of Iran, the Israeli Defence Forces said on Saturday.
“Sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of UAVs launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the IDF said.
In the meantime, the Israeli Air Force was operating to intercept the drones and to eliminate the threat, the IDF said. People were asked to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command, the IDF added.
On Friday, the Israel Defence Forces launched a large-scale operation, Rising Lion, striking Iranian military targets and nuclear program sites. The Israeli Air Force conducted several waves of attacks in various parts of Iran, including Tehran, where a number of high-ranking Iranian military officials were eliminated, including Iranian Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri and commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as a number of nuclear scientists. Israel said the operation is aimed at preventing a threat to the Jewish state.
The IRGC said Iran was carrying out Operation True Promise 3 in response to Israeli strikes.
Information about Iran’s response emerged after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addressed Iranians vowing to respond to Israel’s attacks. Khamenei called Israel’s attacks a crime and said that Israel will face a “bitter and terrible fate.”
