What we know about Israeli attacks on Iran

TEHRAN: Iran said Israeli airstrikes targeting its military sites killed two soldiers on Saturday (26 October) after Israel said its warplanes carried out the raids in retaliation for a rocket barrage.

Here’s what we know:

WHAT HAPPENED?

Israel’s military said it carried out “accurate strikes on military targets in Iran” on Saturday.

The explosions were heard in Tehran around 2:15 a.m. (6:45 a.m. Singapore time), AFP journalists in the Iranian capital said.

Iranian state television said the explosions were caused by “activation of the air defense system” in response to an Israeli attack.

The Israeli military said it simultaneously struck missile production facilities, surface-to-air missile arrays and other “air capabilities.”

He later said the airstrike “ended” the response to Iran’s October 1st missile attacksaying his warplanes had returned safely and the mission was “accomplished”.

The Iranian Air Force confirmed attacks on military bases in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces that “caused limited damage”.

The army said two soldiers were killed, while the country’s civil aviation authority announced the resumption of flights after a brief suspension.

The Foreign Ministry said Iran had “the right and duty to defend itself”, citing the United Nations Charter.

Syrian state media said Israel also launched airstrikes on its territory in the occupied Golan Heights and Lebanon.

Iran and Syria are allies in the so-called “axis of resistance” that also includes Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Gaza’s Hamas.

Hezbollah said it fired missiles at an intelligence base in northern Israel and drones at an airbase in the country’s south. The Israeli military said around 80 projectiles were fired.