Air raid sirens sounded repeatedly across central and southern Israel early Saturday as Iran launched what Israeli officials described as roughly an hour of continuous fire following Tehran’s confirmation that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed.
The Israeli military said the barrage, which began around 6:15 a.m., consisted mostly of single missile launches every few minutes, many of which were intercepted by air defenses. Millions of residents were sent into protected spaces as alerts sounded across the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, Jerusalem, the Shfela, the Sharon region and parts of the Negev.
Israel’s Home Front Command later said residents in several areas, including the south and parts of central Israel, could leave protected spaces but should remain nearby.
Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency service, said it had not received reports of direct hits or casualties from the latest salvos. Fourteen people were treated after being injured while running to shelters, and five others were hurt in similar incidents earlier in the morning.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the killing of Khamenei “will not go unanswered” and that Iran would overcome the crisis. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced what it called a “sixth wave” of attacks, claiming it had launched missiles toward 27 U.S. bases as well as Israeli targets. Those claims could not be independently verified.
Explosions were also reported in Doha, Dubai and Kuwait City, with Al Jazeera reporting interception blasts over Qatar’s capital. Pro-Iranian media outlets said launches had also targeted Jordan.
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