Iran announces an end to missile attacks on Israel.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that the attacks on Israel have ended.
According to RIA Novosti on October 2nd, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated that Iran's actions against Israel have ended, but if Israeli provocations are repeated, Iran's response will be even stronger.
"Our actions have ended, unless the Israeli regime decides to call for further retaliation. In that case, our response will be stronger," Foreign Minister Araqchi wrote on his social media page.
In a similar statement, the Iranian delegation to the United Nations warned Israel against further aggression, otherwise Tehran would respond “swiftly, decisively, and more forcefully than before. Iran will have no hesitation in this matter.” Furthermore, the Iranian delegation emphasized that they would only attack Israeli military targets.
On the evening of October 1st, the Israeli military reported a missile attack from Iran. Dmitry Gendelman, an advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister's office, stated that 180 artillery shells were aimed at Israel, and most of them were intercepted. Gendelman added that Tel Aviv would retaliate against anyone who harms them.
According to the Jerusalem Post, approximately 400 rockets were fired toward Israel. Iran's Fars news agency reported that at least 80% of the rockets fired hit their targets in Israel.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) called the attack a response to the deaths of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, and Quds Force commander Abbas Nilforoushan. The IRGC also indicated that it fired ballistic missiles at key military and security targets in Israeli territory.
Iranian media reported that the attack destroyed Israel's Nevatim base, more than 20 F-35s, and three bases near Tel Aviv. Additionally, news agencies noted that this was the first time the IRGC had used hypersonic missiles to attack Israel.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces said the damage from the Iranian airstrikes was minimal and did not affect the combat capabilities of its air force.
In that context, US President Joe Biden ordered the military to support Israel. Shortly afterward, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder announced that the US Navy destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Cole had intercepted missiles fired by Iran at Israel.
