Iran launched a salvo of missiles toward Israel late Sunday evening, following repeated warnings from Tehran that Israel must halt its ongoing offensive in southern Lebanon. The multi-wave attack began around 10 p.m. local time (19:00 GMT), triggering sirens in multiple locations across Israel, the Israeli military said in a series of Telegram posts.
The Israeli military stated it had intercepted all missiles from Iran so far. Civil Defense authorities advised residents they could leave shelters after roughly an hour.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed it had targeted Israel's Ramat David Air Base with ballistic missiles. In a statement cited by Iranian media, the IRGC described the attack as a response to the 'killing and mass displacement of oppressed people' in the Tyre and Nabatieh regions of southern Lebanon.
The IRGC declared: 'Tonight's operation is a warning, and if aggressive acts are repeated, responses will be broader and will encompass all US-Zionist targets in the region.'
Mohsen Rezaee, a military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, wrote on X that Iran 'repeatedly stated it would not tolerate the violation of the ceasefire and the invasion of Lebanon.' He added: 'Tonight, the aggressors received their response. This response is a warning to halt their atrocities; any new action will face a more crushing response and heavier losses.'
US President Donald Trump said he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'immediately' to ask him not to retaliate against Iran. In a conversation with Channel 12, Trump said: 'Iran's attacks didn't hurt anyone. I hope Israel won't retaliate. If Bibi attacks back, it will continue like the last 47 years, or 3,000 years.' Trump added: 'We are very close to a final deal with Iran. It would be a good deal. I don't want it spoiled by what is happening. I'll call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate. Each side had its fight. Israel attacked and Iran attacked. We don't need another attack.'
The attacks came after multiple warnings from Iran about Israel's incursion into southern Lebanon, despite Israel and Lebanon having agreed to a conditional ceasefire in Washington last week. The IRGC said Israel had crossed 'all red lines' by continuing to target the southern Beirut suburbs, an area known as Dahiyeh. An Israeli strike on Dahiyeh on Sunday afternoon killed at least two people and wounded 11 others in a densely populated residential area.
Iran had warned it would 'not only halt the path of negotiations, but will directly confront the enemy' if ceasefire violations continued. Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,500 people in Lebanon since March 2.
