Rocket sirens blared across Tel Aviv and central Israel around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, prompting residents to rush to bomb shelters as instructed by the IDF Home Front Command. The sirens were heard in several cities, including Tel Aviv and Netanya, which experienced its first siren of the war.
According to an official statement from the Israel Defense Forces, one surface-to-surface missile was detected crossing from Lebanon into Israeli airspace. The missile was successfully intercepted by the David’s Sling air defense system, preventing any damage or casualties. A video below shows what appears to be the moment of interception over Tel Aviv, with a defensive missile striking the incoming threat in mid-air.
Hezbollah later claimed responsibility for the attack – the first time since the war began that it targeted Tel Aviv – saying that it targeted the Mossad headquarters which coordinated the “exploding devices” operation. The Saudi Al Hadath media outlet reported that “Hezbollah attempted to send a message by launching a single ballistic missile at Tel Aviv. The launch was timed to coincide with the start of the attack on October 7, at 6:29 a.m.”
Following the surface-to-surface missile launch toward central Israel, the IAF struck the launcher from which the missile was fired in the area of Nafakhiyeh in Lebanon.
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Yeh right then why did they leave the strike until after the rocket was fired, if they really knew about the location, they would have shot it out long ago, at least together with the other bombardments this week..