Israel Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran After Missile Attack on Central Israel

The Israeli Defence Forces have initiated a new wave of strikes targeting Iranian regime infrastructure in Tehran, responding to an earlier Iranian ballistic missile attack on central Israel. The Iranian attack involved cluster munitions, causing property damage but no serious injuries in locations like Jaffa and Petah Tikva. Regional spillover from the escalating conflict has seen missile and drone incidents in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where an Indian national was injured by falling debris. Concurrently, the US has destroyed a key Iranian turbine engine plant, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged continued forceful action with the United States against Iran.

Key Points: Israel Strikes Iran Targets After Ballistic Missile Attack

  • IDF strikes Iranian infrastructure
  • No injuries in central Israel attack
  • US destroys Iranian engine plant
  • Regional spillover affects Saudi Arabia, UAE
  • Netanyahu vows continued action with US
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IDF begins fresh wave of strikes on targets in Iran following missile impact in central Israe

IDF launches extensive strikes on Iranian infrastructure in Tehran following Iran's missile attack on central Israel. Regional tensions escalate.

"IDF launches a wave of extensive strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in Tehran - IDF Statement"

Tel Aviv, March 23

The Israeli Defence Forces on Monday have begun a fresh wave of strikes on targets in Iran, as per a report by the Times of Israel.

In its statement the IDF said, "IDF launches a wave of extensive strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in Tehran"

In Israel, no injuries were reported after damage was caused at several locations in central Israel after cluster munitions hit the area following Iran's latest ballistic missile attack, Times of Israel said.

Earlier, the IDF said that it had targeted several security bodies in Iran in a wide-scale wave of strikes. Among them was a military base used for training soldiers and storing missile systems intended to target aircrafts, a weapons production and storage facility of the Ministry of Defence, a weapons production site of the IRGC's Air Force, the HQ of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and the emergency HQ of the Internal Security Forces.

Times of Israel also reported that on Sunday, fifteen people were injured when an Iranian ballistic missile dropped cluster munitions in central Israel. Damage was caused to several homes and roads by the impacts. In Jaffa, a projectile struck a residential building, and an impact in Petah Tikva started a fire in a residential area, but no one was seriously injured.

With the conflict in West Asia and the Gulf region in its fourth week now, spillovers from the tensions have affected the countries in the neighbourhood.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defence said on Monday that it detected the launch of two ballistic missiles towards Riyadh, with one intercepted and the other falling in an uninhabited area. It also reported of the interception and destruction of a drone in the eastern region.

In UAE, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Monday that an Indian national suffered minor injuries from falling debris after the UAE's air defence systems successfully intercepted a ballistic missile targeting the country's capital.

The incident occurred in Abu Dhabi's Al Shawamekh area, it said.

As developments follow in the region, in a devastating attack by the US, Iran's Qom Turbine Engine Production Plant, which used to produce gas turbine engines for attack drones and aircraft components, has been destroyed, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

US Central Command shared a photograph of the destroyed plant, which was taken on March 6, showing the intensity of the damage caused by the attack.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the US and Israel would continue to act against Iran.Netanyahu visited Arad, which was hit by Iran on Sunday.

The Prime Minister's Office said in a post on X, "Iran continues to prove why they are an enemy to civilization and the free world, while now posing a direct threat to European countries. Israel and the U.S. will continue to act with great force against the Ayatollah terror regime."

- ANI

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Priya S
While the conflict is tragic, we must also look at our own interests. A lot of our oil comes from that region. Any major disruption will directly hit the common Indian's pocket through fuel prices. Hope our diplomats are working overtime on this.
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David E
Reading this from Delhi. The scale of these strikes is alarming. Targeting intelligence HQs and production sites... this is a full-scale shadow war going public. The region hasn't seen this level of direct confrontation in decades.
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Ananya R
My heart goes out to all the innocent people caught in the middle, whether in Israel, Iran, or the Gulf. Cluster munitions hitting residential areas is horrifying. War only brings suffering to civilians. 🙏
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Siddharth J
India has traditionally had good relations with both sides. This is a tightrope walk for our foreign policy. We need to call for de-escalation strongly, but also be very careful not to appear to take sides. Our national interest comes first.
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Kavya N
Respectfully, the article heavily quotes Israeli and US sources. It would be good to also have the Iranian perspective on these strikes and their justification for their initial attack. A balanced view is important for readers to form their own opinion.
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Vikram M

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