MÉRIDA, Mexico -. Iran launched an attack of nearly 200 missiles against Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for the death of Hasan Nasrallah, top leader of the fundamentalist group Hezbollah.
The delegation of the Tehran regime at the UN He said his attack is a “legal, rational and legitimate response to terrorist attacks” by Israel.
They also threatened that their “response will be overwhelming” if Israel retaliates.
The attack caused air raid alarms to be activated and people to be asked to occupy shelters in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Tuesday afternoon.
A few hours after the announcement of the attack, the Israeli army He concluded it and said it was safe to leave the bomb bunkers.
“After an evaluation of the situation, it was decided that it is now permitted to leave protected areas throughout the country,” reads a statement.
Israeli airspace has reopened and authorities have no reports of fatalities.
First air attack
This is the second air attack without major consequences that Iran has launched against Israel in recent months.
In April, an unprecedented drone and missile attack was launched by Iran in retaliation for the death of seven Iranian military commanders, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, in their embassy in Damascus following an alleged Israeli bombing.
Although most of the attack came from Iran, US sources estimated between 400 and 500 drones and missiles launched from Iraq, Syria, southern Lebanon and Yemen.
Death of Hasan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah
The Israeli army announced on Saturday the death of Hasan Nasrallahtop leader for 32 years of the extremist paramilitary group Hezbollah.
The announcement was made after it became known on Friday that Israel unleashed a bombardment with projectiles weighing up to one ton and capable of penetrating bunkers in a southern residential area of Beirut, where Nasrallah was located.
“Nasrallah was responsible for the murder of numerous Israeli civilians and soldiers and for the planning and execution of thousands of terrorist activities. “He was responsible for directing and carrying out terrorist attacks around the world in which civilians of various nationalities were murdered,” reads the Israeli army statement.
Likewise, Nasrallah’s death was confirmed by the paramilitary group after which dozens of people took to the streets of the Lebanese capital to mourn the deceased, reports El País.
Other Hezbollah commanders died as a result of the attacks, such as Ali Karaki, head of the southern front.
The six bombings launched this week by Israel in a densely populated area of the Lebanese capital are feared to have caused the death of a large number of civilians.
The assassination of Nasrallah had previously been on the table for Israel, but had been ruled out due to the escalation of war it could unleash.
