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Operation True Promise 2 | |
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Part of the 2024 Iran–Israel conflict and the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) | |
Type | Missile strike |
Locations | Weapons launched from Iran |
Commanded by | Ali Khamenei[1] |
Target | Israeli military facilities[2] Nevatim Airbase, Tel Nof Airbase, and the headquarters of Mossad |
Date | 1 October 2024 |
Executed by | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[3] |
Outcome | |
Casualties | 1 Palestinian civilian killed (by missile debris)[11] 1 Israeli killed (indirectly)[12] 2 Israeli civilians lightly injured[13] 2 Jordanian civilians lightly injured (by shrapnel)[14] |
On 1 October 2024, Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles[15] at targets in Israel, in at least two waves, the largest attack during the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict.[16] Iran's codename for the attack was Operation True Promise 2 (Persian: عملیات وعده صادق ۲).[17] It was the second direct attack by Iran against Israel, the first being the April 2024 strikes.
Iran claimed that the attack was an act of "self-defense"[18][19] in retaliation for Israel's assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC general Abbas Nilforoushan. The attacks, while more successful at saturating Israeli air defenses than in April, did not appear to cause extensive damage.[20][21][22][23] Israel said it had shot down most of the missiles and there had been no harm to its Air Force's capabilities.[20][24] The US Navy and Jordan also reported intercepting missiles.[25] The two fatalities caused by the attacks were a Palestinian man killed directly by missile debris and an Israeli man indirectly.[26][11] Four Palestinians, two Israelis and two Jordanians sustained minor injuries.[27][6][7]
The area of the Nevatim Airbase in the Negev was hit by 20 to 32 missiles, which damaged a hangar and taxiway.[4][21][5] Several other missiles hit the Tel Nof Airbase, a school in the nearby town of Gedera, and an area north of Tel Aviv around the headquarters of the Israeli intelligence services Mossad and Unit 8200, damaging homes and a restaurant.[5][28][6][7] Israeli media were barred from publishing the exact locations of impacts.[29] Analysts suggested that Israel had deprioritized protecting Nevatim[21][5][22] since "the cost of repairing a damaged hangar or runway is far lower than the cost of using an Arrow interceptor."[15] Iran used the Fattah-1 and Kheibar Shekan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a "big mistake" and vowed that Iran "will pay" for it.[30] The US promised "severe consequences" and pledged to work with Israel to ensure Iran faces repercussions for its actions.[25] Iran claimed the targets it attacked were those involved in the Israel–Hamas war.[31]
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