Defence Minister Israel Katz has chillingly warned ‘Tehran will burn’ if more missiles are fired at Israel, following a barrage of ballistic weapons fired by Iran on Friday night which have killed at least three people and left dozens injured.
Katz said: ‘The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and bringing about a reality in which they – especially the residents of Tehran – will pay a heavy price because of the criminal harm to Israeli civilians.
‘If (Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles toward the Israeli home front – Tehran will burn.’
His defiant stance came as more than 150 ballistic missiles were fired against Israel, with some striking residential buildings and military sites, including the IDF headquarters.
The Iranian strikes on Israel came as ‘painful revenge’ for a series of IDF attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program and its armed forces.
Social media video showed interceptor missiles blasting off before a flash, a boom and an explosion of a warhead incoming.
One missile that breached Israel’s air defenses was seen hitting an area where several IDF facilities are located, including its main command center, their equivalent to the Pentagon.
The Israel Defence Forces had warned its attack on Tehran could last up to two weeks as Iranian military commanders and top officials were blown up in their headquarters and homes in a coordinated strike last night.
Operation Rising Lion targeted military sites in Iran as well as nuclear facilities in a devastating wave of air strikes – escalating fears the Middle East is on the brink of all-out war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the sophisticated operation targeted an Iranian nuclear facility in Natanz as well as the country’s ballistic missile program.
Iran vowed to enact ‘painful revenge’ after the strikes, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning Israel will face ‘severe punishment’.
Washington distanced itself from the strikes and warned Iran not to attack US bases in the region in retaliation, while Tehran warned that the US would pay ‘a heavy price’ along with Israel.
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