Iran on Saturday said an Israeli attack targeted military facilities in the Islamic Republic, killing two soldiers and killing two soldiers, nearly a month after Israel vowed to retaliate for a missile barrage that raised fears of a full-blown Middle East war. announced that he had died.
The Israeli military said retaliatory airstrikes hit Iranian missile production facilities, missile facilities and other systems in several areas. He warned that if Iran complied, it would “pay a heavy price.”
Iran confirmed that the Israeli attack targeted military facilities in the Tehran province surrounding the capital and other areas of the country, and said it caused “limited damage.” The military later announced that two soldiers were killed in the airstrike.
Israel had vowed to retaliate against Iran for its October 1 barrage of 200 missiles, Iran’s second direct attack on its arch-enemy. Most of the missiles were intercepted, but one person was killed.
Israel’s retaliation drew condemnation from Hamas and Saudi Arabia, which warned of further escalation.
Israel is already fighting on two fronts. It has been in an all-out war with Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon since last month, and in Gaza Israel has been fighting Palestinian Hamas militants for more than a year, which the United Nations has warned are the “darkest force”. That moment of conflict was unfolding.
