Iran launches hundreds of rockets into Israel in massive aerial attack


Some 180 ballistic missiles were launched onto Israel on Tuesday night by Iran, leading to 1,800 rocket sirens sounding across the country.

In a statement given to Israeli media following the attack, the IDF vowed that it would strike forcefully across the Middle East on Tuesday night. A Palestinian worker from Gaza was reportedly killed as a result of fragments of rockets that fell in the city of Jericho in the West Bank, according to Israeli media.

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Source: The Jerusalem Post


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