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Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iran launched multiple barrages of ballistic missiles toward Israel on
Monday, activating air raid sirens across Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beersheba, and
the Negev region, according to the Israeli military and Iranian state media.
The Israeli army said its air defense systems intercepted the incoming
projectiles. Israeli Channel 12 reported interception operations over southern
Israel, the Dead Sea area, Dimona, and Beersheba, and civil defense and
emergency medical teams were deployed to sweep multiple sites across the
country.
Israeli media reported missile fragments and debris falling near Beit
Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, and in the city of Beersheba in the Negev. A rocket
also fell near the Itamar settlement in the northern West Bank, causing no
casualties or damage, according to Israeli public radio. Seven missiles
targeting the Ashdod area, south of Tel Aviv, were intercepted, Israeli public
radio reported.
A missile launched from Yemen was “also intercepted successfully,”
Channel 12 said.
Iran’s Mehr News Agency confirmed the launch of a new missile salvo
toward Israeli-controlled territory. Israel’s Home Front Command issued
successive alerts for the Greater Tel Aviv area, Beersheba, the Negev, and
Dimona —the latter a city in southern Israel home to the country’s primary
nuclear research facility.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the new missile
barrage was in direct retaliation for Israeli strikes on radar installations
across three areas inside Iranian territory. The IRGC said its missiles
targeted key positions at two Israeli air bases, Nevatim and Tel Nof, both
located in southern Israel and among the country’s most strategically
significant military installations.
Israel’s security cabinet was scheduled to convene before noon Monday to
assess the security situation, according to Israeli public radio.
A fragile ceasefire between the two sides had taken effect on April 8,
but broke down following Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which
Israel said were in retaliation for alleged Hezbollah attacks.
The Israeli military also targeted Iran early Monday. According to Channel
15, the targets included surface-to-surface missile launch pads, weapons and
ammunition factories, air defense systems, and radar installations in central
and western Iran. The Israeli Navy also participated in the operation, Israeli
media reported.
The situation is developing.
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— החדשות – N12 (@N12News) June 8, 2026