Satellite photos of Nevatim Air Base, which houses the cutting-edge F-35 fighter jets in southern Israel, reveal a sizable hole in the hangar roof and trash all over the place.
The Israeli army has acknowledged that Iran’s enormous ballistic missile attack on the US-backed nation targeted multiple of its airbases, indicating a major escalation in the already tense Middle East relations.
Authorities confirmed on Wednesday, according to Israeli media, that some airbases were hit, causing damage to maintenance sections and office buildings.
Israel claimed that its air force kept up its constant bombardment of Gaza and its strikes on Lebanon.
Iran launched almost 200 ballistic missiles at Israeli targets on Tuesday night, prompting a barrage of air defense reactions from the US and Israel.
According to satellite photos made public on Wednesday, Israeli bases were damaged by Iranian strikes.
Images of the cutting-edge F-35 fighter jets at Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel reveal a sizable hole in a hangar’s ceiling and debris all around the base. Whether any airplanes were present at the time is still unknown.
Furthermore, many warheads were found to have fallen close to important Israeli airbases, including Tel Nof in central Israel and Nevatim in the south, according to studies conducted by the independent investigative collective Bellingcat.
Considering that munitions or fuel may have been struck, footage from Tel Nof also hinted to the possibility of further explosions.
Warheads are said to have dropped near the Mossad headquarters in northern Tel Aviv, although they did not result in any major damage. In one footage, a sizable crater can be seen 500 yards from the intelligence agency’s headquarters.
The Revolutionary Guard of Iran declared that it had deployed its Fattah missiles, which it claimed could reach Mach 15 and present a fresh threat to Israeli missile defense systems. The Israeli military, however, denied these allegations.
However, Israeli officials downplayed the overall effect of the strikes, asserting that the United States, an ally, assisted in the interceptions of a sizable number of missiles.
Israel’s military chief of staff, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, promised revenge in a video message, saying, “Iran fired roughly 200 missiles toward the State of Israel. We’ll react. We are skilled in identifying key targets and launching precise, potent strikes.”
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Even though the strike didn’t do much harm, Israel’s air defense systems were put to the test. The Iron Dome, which is effective against short-range rockets from organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas, now faces additional threats from Iran’s ballistic missiles.
These missiles are harder to intercept since they only enter orbit for a limited period of time before falling at near-hypersonic velocities. Though it was built to withstand such threats, Israel’s Arrow defense system contains fewer interceptors than the Iron Dome.
Israel’s military and political authorities are allegedly considering their options as tensions increase and they get ready to launch a counterattack against Iranian targets.
Reiterating Israel’s ability to “reach and strike any point in the Middle East,” Halevi sent a strong message to its enemies.
However, Iran, which maintains that the missile strikes were a reaction to Israeli killings of Iranian officials, Hezbollah, and Hamas members, once more issued a dire warning in the event that Tel Aviv chose to attack it.
