[Regnum] An air raid alert has been declared in northern Israel. This was reported on June 18 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service.
"Sirens are sounding in northern Israel due to the penetration of an enemy aircraft," the army press service clarified on social media.
The IDF did not provide any other details.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the night of June 17, Iran destroyed a long-range air defense system during strikes on Israel. It is noted that this operation was planned in advance. Iranian stealth drones were used in it. The attack was carried out in the central part of Israel. The official representative of the Iranian Defense Ministry, Reza Talaei, assured that Tehran used "one new missile" to strike Israel on June 17.
On the evening of June 17, Iranian state television IRIB broadcast a message that the world was in for a "surprise" in the coming hours. This will be remembered for centuries, the source claimed.
The same day, Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Abdulrahim Mousavi called on the Israelis to leave Tel Aviv and Haifa, saying that previous Iranian operations against Israel were only a warning.
IRNA reported on June 18 that Iran had secured full control over the Jewish state's airspace during a nighttime attack on Israel. According to a statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, Iran's elite military unit), the Israelis were completely defenseless against Iranian missile attacks. They achieved dominance through the use of Fateh missiles.