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| Israeli retaliatory strikes against Iran | |
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| Part of the 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war, and spillover of the Israel–Hamas war | |
| Type | Missile strike |
| Location | |
| Objective | Retaliation for Iranian missile strikes on Israel |
| Date | 19 April 2024 – present |
| Executed by |  Israel |
On 19 April 2024 at 5:23 AM local time, Israel struck several sites in Iran, in response to Iran launching drones and missiles attack earlier in April, which itself was a response to an earlier Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria which killed 16 people. The strikes occurred in the city of Qahjavarestan, near the major population centre of Isfahan.[1] The city is adjacent to the Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport and the 8th Shekhari Base of the Army Air Force. Additionally, at least eight flights were diverted from the region.[2] Iranian state media reported that Israeli drones over the region were shot down by the Iranian Air Defense Force.[3][4][5]
Background
On 13 April 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian military, in collaboration with the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces,[6] Lebanese group Hezbollah, and the Yemeni Houthis, launched attacks against Israel using drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.[7] Iran stated that the operation was done in retaliation for the Israeli airstrike on an Iranian consulate annex in Damascus, used by the IRGC, two weeks earlier.[8] The operation was part of the Israel-Hamas war spillover and marked Iran's first direct attack on Israel since the start of their proxy conflict.[9]
Strikes
Aftermath
Analysis
Reactions
See also
- Iran–Israel relations#Raisi presidency (2021–present)
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
- Iran–Israel proxy conflict
References
- ^ Alkhshali, Hamdi. "Isfahan, Iran: Explosions Hear, Reports Say". CNN. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Israel retaliates as missiles strike a site in Iran, US officials say". ABC7 Los Angeles. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as explosions heard near Isfahan". Associated Press. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Israel launches missile attack on Isfahan in response to Iran assault". Al Jazeera. 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Air defences activated in Iran after explosions reported near Isfahan". The Guardian. 18 April 2024.
- ^ "حمله چهاروجهی و پیچیده ایران به اسرائیل – تسنیم" [Iran's four-pronged and complex attack on Israel]. خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim News Agency. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Mapping the wide-scale Iranian drone and missile attacks". Washington Post. 14 April 2024. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Tanyos, Faris; Tabachnick, Cara (13 April 2024). "Iran launches drones toward Israel in retaliatory attack after consulate strike in Syria". CBS News. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ McKernan, Bethan; Graham-Harrison, Emma; Borger, Julian; Beaumont, Peter (14 April 2024). "Iran launches hundreds of drones and cruise missiles at Israel in unprecedented attack". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.