Israel vows response after Iranian ballistic missile attack

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A wave of missiles was seen over the West Bank on Tuesday (October 1) as Iran launched strikes against Israel in retaliation for its campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters.  Read more at https://bit.ly/3UfP8jJ  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1, in retaliation for Israel's

00:07campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.

00:11Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan

00:15River Valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters.

00:20Israel's military spokesman said Iran's missile attack was serious and will have consequences,

00:25but declined to specify how and when Israel would respond.

00:30Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said he was not aware of any casualties from the missile volley.

00:35He said there were a few hits in the centre of the country and in the south.

00:38We are in high alert, in defence and in attack.

00:43We will defend the citizens of the State of Israel.

00:47We have plans to protect this missile.

00:50We will act on the spot and at the time we decide.

00:54Projectiles could be seen descending at high speed in the general direction of the port

00:58city of Haifa.

00:59Waves of projectiles were seen over Tel Aviv and Jaffa, with some intercepted by air defences.

01:05Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is tracking the events in the

01:10Middle East very closely and is committed to Israel's defence.

01:13A few hours ago, Iran for the second time in the space of five months launched a direct

01:20attack on Israel, including some 200 ballistic missiles.

01:26This is totally unacceptable and the entire world should condemn it.

01:32Initial reports suggest that Israel, with the active support of the United States and

01:38other partners, effectively defeated this attack.

01:42Tracers from firearms were seen fired into the air over Beirut in celebration for Iran's

01:46missile barrage on Israel.

01:49Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they launched tens of missiles toward

01:53Israel and warned that if Israel retaliated, Tehran's response would be more crushing and

01:58destructive, Iranian state TV reported.

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