Two Iranian soldiers were killed in the Saturday morning airstrikes by Israel, according to a local news outlet.
⭕️The IDF struck and eliminated a terrorist cell from Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Array and struck a Hezbollah command post in Beirut yesterday.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 26, 2024
The Hezbollah sites were embedded under and inside civilian buildings in the heart of populated areas, in yet another example of… pic.twitter.com/xRbggdvDvj
In a statement carried by the Arabic-language channel of the state TV, Al-Alam, the Iranian military said two of their "fighters made the ultimate sacrifice while confronting missiles launched by the criminal Zionist regime."
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However, the Iranian military has not revealed the identities of the deceased soldiers. The targeted sites include military bases in Tehran, Ilam and Khuzestan provinces.
Watch as our air defense systems engage and shoot down multiple hostile projectiles over Tehran. pic.twitter.com/YFbhWHuuy8
— Iran Military (@IRIran_Military) October 26, 2024
The Iranian military claimed that its air defences limited the damage done by the strikes.
This comes after Iran on October 1 launched around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, killing a person in the West Bank.
“I can now confirm that we have concluded the Israeli response to Iran’s attacks against Israel. We conducted targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran — thwarting immediate threats to the State of Israel.”
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 26, 2024
Watch IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari talk about the… pic.twitter.com/1OOss3etpV
Israel on Saturday said it targeted facilities where missiles fired at Israel were manufactured.
A fear of an all-out war between the two Middle Eastern countries has prompted the US and other major powers to urge restraint on both sides. Israel is already targeting Iranian proxies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
