– The US has indications that Iran is preparing a ballistic missile attack against Israel, an anonymous official in the White House told AFP on Tuesday.
Several other media report the same, including those with reference to anonymous sources.
– Iran’s ballistic missile attack against Israel could be as big or bigger than the attack in April, if it takes place. That assessment is fairly based on indications, and it is difficult to say with certainty, says a source to Reuters.
Rockets and drones
According to The New York Times the attack will probably take place within the next twelve hours and will be aimed at three military air bases, as well as at the intelligence service’s headquarters on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
The newspaper bases this information on three Israeli and two American sources, all anonymous.
According to the sources, it is expected that Iran will attack with both rockets and drones.
During the attack in April, which Iran announced in advance, it was according to CNN fired around 170 drones and 120 rockets at Israel. 99 percent of them were shot down by the US and other allies before reaching Israel’s border.
A long time
A potential attack will also not come suddenly. During the attack in April, it took around 12 minutes from the time the ballistic missiles were fired in Iran to reach Israel.
The cruise missiles take around 2 hours, while drones take a full 9 hours before they eventually reach their target, according to the report Times of Israel. That gives plenty of time to detect and shoot them down over Iraq, Syria and Jordan, where the US has a military presence.
– We actively support measures to defend Israel against this attack, says an American source to AFP.
The US Embassy in Israel said on Tuesday all employees of the embassy as well as other publicly employed Americans in Israel, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, as well as their family members, to go to shelters.
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2024-10-02 05:05:25
