Iran launches massive missile attack on Israel

Iran has launched a large-scale ballistic attack on Israel, with the elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claiming it has fired “dozens” of missiles at military targets across the country.

The IRGC has said the attack comes in response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, who was killed in Tehran back in July, as well as to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon last week. Iran warned Israel against retaliation, promising a “crushing response” should any action be taken.

Many of the missiles, launched on Tuesday evening, made it through Israel’s anti-aircraft defenses, multiple videos circulating online suggest.