Iran fires missiles at Israel... "Hanye, Nasrallah revenge"

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" retaliation for the death of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders"

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[Anchor]
Iran has launched a large-scale missile attack on Israel, saying it is retaliation for the killing of Hamas, Hezbollah and Revolutionary Guard officials.

There is no significant damage as most of them are intercepted, but it is feared that the conflict in the Middle East will expand further as Israel vows to retaliate again.

I'll connect with the international department to find out more about the situation. Reporter Kim Do Won!

Iran's retaliatory attacks have been feared for a long time, but they finally happened today.

[Reporter]
Yes, at around 7:30 p.m. local time on the 1st, and at around 1:30 a.m. today in our time, Iran attacked Israel with missiles.

The Israeli military says more than 180 missiles have been fired.

Amid air raid warnings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the Israeli military ordered all civilians to be evacuated to air raid shelters, saying that virtually the entire population is subject to air raid.

Iran has also officially confirmed its missile attack.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel.

It also said it was retaliation for Hamas leader Haniyeh, Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and senior Revolutionary Guard general Nilforushan, who were killed in Israeli attacks.

Iran's state broadcaster claimed 80% of the missiles hit the target, but said Israel intercepted most of them.

However, it is explained that there are some missiles that have fallen in the central and southern regions.

Israeli paramedics say some people were injured, including two minor injuries, but no other damage was reported.

[Anchor]
The United States actively participated in preventing this missile attack, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, when Iran fired missiles, U.S. President Joe Biden directed the U.S. military to support Israel's defense.

President Biden ordered a missile intercept targeting Israel.

The U.S. disclosed that an attack was imminent hours before Iran's missile launch, sharing relevant information with Israel as well.

Israel, provided with information from the United States, bought time to prepare for the air defense, saying it was fully prepared.

In addition, the two countries worked closely together to detect signs of Iranian aggression, including a phone call between U.S. Defense Secretary Austin and Israeli Defense Secretary Galant.

[Anchor]
Now that Israel's response is drawing attention, could the Middle East fall into a vicious cycle of retaliation?

[Reporter]
That's right. The Israeli military has warned that the attack will have consequences.

At the same time, they said they have a plan and will operate at the time and place they set.

In response, Iran responded that it would face a much stronger response if Israel retaliated.

Iran previously conducted large-scale airstrikes in April in retaliation for Israel's bombing of its consulate in Syria.

At that time, Israel retaliated against Isfahan, where Iran's nuclear facilities were concentrated.

However, Reuters quoted a senior Iranian official as saying that the U.S. and Russia had been informed of the attack in advance.

Israel's response is drawing attention as it can be seen as an intention that Iran does not want the situation to worsen.

I'm Kim Do Won of YTN in the international department.