Air raid sirens in Tel Aviv, north Israel after missile warning

TEL AVIV: Air raid sirens sounded in the Tel Aviv area and parts of northern Israel on Tuesday, the military said, after warning of a fresh salvo of incoming missiles fired from Iran.

“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the state of Israel,” a statement from the military said, with residents of the Tel Aviv area and parts of the north urged to seek shelter.

Meanwhile, Iranian media reported that Iran retaliated against Israel after multiple explosions were heard in Isfahan city.

According to Reuters, Israeli military said that Iran has fired missiles at Israel again, after which Air raid sirens were sounded in the Tel Aviv area and parts of northern Israel.

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The Israeli military said Tuesday its forces struck several locations in western Iran, hitting “dozens” of missile launchers as the arch-foes traded fire for a fifth straight day.

“A short while ago, the Israeli air force completed a series of strikes in western Iran,” a military statement said. “As part of the strikes, a number of sites and dozens of surface-to-surface missile launchers were struck.”

The Israeli military said earlier Tuesday that it killed senior Iranian commander Ali Shadmani in an overnight strike on a “command centre in the heart of Tehran” — just four days after his predecessor, Gholam Ali Rashid, was killed in a similar Israeli raid.