Israel Launches Retaliatory Attack Against Iran

Residents of Tehran report blasts near key sites as Iran braces for Israeli military response.

Israel has repotedly launches retaliatory attacks agaisnt Iran.

Tehran residents were startled by a series of loud explosions early Saturday, with blasts reported near key infrastructure, including the Imam Khomeini International Airport. The source of the explosions remains unconfirmed, though Iran has been on high alert since Israeli officials threatened retaliatory strikes following Iran’s recent missile attacks. Those missile attacks, launched earlier this month, led millions of Israelis to take cover on October 1.

Witnesses described seeing crowds flood into the streets in response to the blasts. Fars News, an outlet tied to the Revolutionary Guards, confirmed that multiple large explosions had shaken the city. Iranian journalist Maryam Naraghi, who lives in eastern Tehran, reported hearing the sound of bombs nearby. “It was the sound of bombs and explosions,” Naraghi shared. “It was very close to where I am in the eastern part of the city,” an area that includes critical military installations and the Parchin facility, known for its clandestine activities.

The explosions in Tehran follow a deadly day of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, which cut communications and targeted key infrastructure, including one of the last operational hospitals in northern Gaza, according to Gaza’s health ministry and the World Health Organization. The attacks in southern Khan Younis killed at least 38 people, with reports indicating that the strikes came with no warning. Israeli forces have previously stated that operations in the area are aimed at neutralizing Hamas fighters, though the Israeli military has not commented on these specific attacks.

Reports from Gaza also indicate that two children died at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza after its generators failed during an Israeli raid, adding to the human toll on civilians as clashes continue. The United Nations has expressed deep concern for the safety of hundreds of thousands trapped in northern Gaza amid food shortages and other vital supply disruptions due to ongoing military operations.

Meanwhile, the conflict’s spread was felt in southern Lebanon, where an Israeli airstrike struck a building housing journalists early Friday, resulting in three fatalities. The Al-Manar network, operated by Hezbollah, and Al Mayadeen, an outlet sympathetic to the group, confirmed that some of their journalists were among the casualties.