Israel declared an attack on Iran
& a national state of emergency
Xinhua News Agency reporters heard an explosion in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on the 28th. Israeli Defense Minister Katz said a preemptive strike has been launched against Iran.
Israel's foreign ministry says it has launched a second attack on Iran.
Israel has launched an attack on Iran and declared a national state of emergency, the Israeli defense minister said.
According to Iran's Fars news agency, multiple missiles hit multiple targets in central Tehran.
According to the Associated Press, there was an attack near the office of Iran's Supreme Leader.
[澎湃新闻, Chinese state-owned digital paper
on February 28 at 14:22 local time, is quoting
新华社快讯：以色列宣布袭击伊朗]
Timeline for Israel's attack on Iran
(shortlist) using local Chinese time.
U.S. officials revealed that the U.S. military is expected to launch a several-day military operation against Iran. The Pentagon named the Operation Epic Fury (*) but did not release details. CNN quoted sources as reporting that Washington is planning to launch a multi-day military operation against Iran.
Reuters quoted Iranian news agency Tasnim as reporting that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have launched the first wave of missile and drone offensives against Israel in response. Some personnel were reported to have evacuated from the U.S. Udeid Air Force Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East with about 10,000 officers and soldiers. In addition, the British Embassy in Doha recommended that British citizens in Qatar take refuge in place.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement stating that the goal of the joint U.S.-Israeli operation is to "eliminate the existential threat posed by the Iranian regime" and emphasized that Iran must not possess nuclear weapons. He said the operation would "create the conditions for the Iranian people to take control of their own destiny".
Lebanese Prime Minister Salam warned that Lebanon "will not accept anyone dragging the country into risky actions that threaten security and unity". The outside world interpreted this statement as an indirect message to Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran.
[News summary at 10:00 CET: Yahoo Chinese 新聞來源：中時新聞網 張威翔]
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A first wave of some 30 ballistic missiles from Iran allegedly on its way to Israel. [العربي on February 28, 09:40 CET] |
An Iranian missile that arrived in Tel Aviv was hitting three vehicles. |
Above: Intercepted Iranian missile in Dubai (UAE)
causing fire. Same happened in Qatar & Bahrain.
اعترضت الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية، صاروخا إيرانيا بسماء مدينة دبي، وتدميره قبل وصوله إلى أي هدف حيوي. وتداول رواد مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي صوراً ومقاطع فيديو توثق لحظة الاعتراض وسقوط شظايا وحطام الصاروخ المنفجر في مناطق متفرقة، دون وقوع إصابات بشرية حتى اللحظة، ويأتي هذا الاستهداف في إطار الرشقات الصاروخية الإيرانية التي طالت عدة عواصم خليجية رداً على العملية الأميركية الإسرائيلية "زئير الأسد"، وشنت إسرائيل وأميركا، سلسلة هجمات جوية واسعة استهدفت العمق الإيراني حيث هزت انفجارات عنيفة مدن قم وأصفهان وقرج وكرمنشاه وسط تقارير عن استهداف مباشر لمواقع إطلاق الصواريخ الباليستية لمنع طهران من تنفيذ أي رد صاروخي فوري،
UAE air defenses intercepted an Iranian missile over Dubai, destroying it before it reached any vital targets. Social media users shared photos and videos documenting the interception and the falling debris of the exploded missile in various areas. No casualties have been reported so far. This attack comes as part of a series of Iranian missile strikes targeting several Gulf capitals in response to the US-Israeli Operation Lion's Roar (*). Israel and the US launched a series of extensive airstrikes targeting deep inside Iran, with powerful explosions rocking the cities of Qom, Isfahan, Karaj, and Kermanshah. Reports indicate that ballistic missile launch sites were directly targeted to prevent Tehran from carrying out any immediate missile retaliation.
(*) Lion's Roar is the Israeli name for the current operation, while Epic Fury is the name the US Pentagon gave it. [Al-Arabiya TV on February 28]
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