What we know about Iran's missile attack on Israel

Iran has launched hundreds of ballistic missiles towards Israel, with astatine slightest immoderate striking Israeli territory. It is the 2nd onslaught by Iran this year, aft it fired hundreds of missiles and drones astatine Israel successful April.

Israeli service officials said the attacks look to beryllium implicit and that determination is nary much menace from Iran "for now". But it is not yet unclear however overmuch harm has been caused.

Here's what we cognize truthful far.

Iran launched astir 180 missiles towards Israel, the Israeli subject said. That would marque it a somewhat larger onslaught than April's barrage, which saw astir 110 ballistic missiles and 30 cruise missiles fired towards Israel.

Footage carried by Israeli TV appeared to amusement immoderate missiles flying implicit the Tel Aviv country soon earlier 19:45 section clip (17:45 BST).

Military officials person confirmed that immoderate hits were recorded during the attack. A subject spokesperson said Israel recorded "a fewer hits successful the centre and different areas successful the southbound of the country".

Meanwhile, Iran claimed that 80% of projectiles deed their targets.

But the Israeli subject emphasised that "a ample number" of the missiles fired by Iran were intercepted. Flashes successful the entity supra Tel Aviv appeared to amusement aerial defences intercepting immoderate incoming fire.

In Jerusalem, BBC reporters connected the crushed said they heard astatine slightest 2 interceptions.

Israeli medics said they had yet to person reports of immoderate superior injuries, though 2 radical were somewhat wounded by shrapnel. The subject issued a akin message.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said successful a connection that the attacks were successful effect to Israel's sidesplitting of a apical IRGC commandant and leaders of Iran-backed militias successful the region.

It mentioned the killings of Hezbollah main Hassan Nasrallah and IRGC commandant Abbas Nilforoshan successful Beirut past weekend.

It besides referenced the sidesplitting of Hamas governmental person Ismail Haniyeh successful Tehran successful July. While Israel has not admitted to being down Haniyeh's death, it is wide believed to beryllium responsible.

A elder Iranian authoritative told Reuters that the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had personally fixed the bid to attack.

The attacks are simply the latest escalation successful a long-running shadiness warfare betwixt the 2 powers. Iran does not recognise Israel's close to beryllium and seeks its eradication. It has spent years backing paramilitary organisations opposed to Israel arsenic portion of its Axis of Resistance.

Israel believes that Iran poses an existential menace and has spent years moving covert operations against Tehran.

The White House said President Joe Biden had ordered US forces successful the portion to "aid Israel's defence" and sprout down Iranian missiles.

One Pentagon authoritative told the BBC's US partner, CBS News, that American assets successful the portion had intercepted immoderate of the incoming missiles and were continuing to support Israel.

The Reuters caller bureau reported witnessing immoderate missiles being intercepted arsenic they flew implicit neighbouring Jordan. The state besides amusement down a fig of missiles during Iran's past onslaught successful April.

The Israeli subject is already informing of terrible repercussions pursuing the attack. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Haggari said the onslaught had been "serious" and that the state remained connected precocious alert.

"This onslaught volition person consequences," Rear Adm Haggari said. "We person plans, and we volition run astatine the spot and clip we decide.”

Earlier, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said determination would beryllium "severe consequences" for Iran if it carried retired an onslaught connected Israel pursuing a speech with the country's defence minister, Yoav Gallant.

In its statement, the IRGC said that Tehran's effect would beryllium "more crushing and ruinous" if Israel retaliated.