IDF hammers Iranian weapons production sites; Iran fires salvos of missiles at south
The Israeli Air Force carried out a wave of strikes on Tehran overnight, with jets hitting several Iranian weapon production sites as it increased an offensive on manufacturing locations, the military said Monday.
The bombing came as Iran repeatedly fired missiles at Israel, with six attacks within as many hours in the morning, most of them aimed at southern Israel, causing no injuries.
More than 80 bombs were dropped on the Tehran sites, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The IDF listed the targets as including a site where long-range anti-aircraft missiles were assembled; a manufacturing facility for components for anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles; and a complex for the production, research, and development of ballistic missile engines.
The military said it has ramped up strikes on Iran’s weapon production industries, with some 40 sites targeted in the past two days.
Iran confirms Navy commander’s death
As Iran weathers the joint Israeli-US air assault on its weapons-related facilities, Iran’s deputy energy minister said the country had restored electricity in parts of the capital and nearby areas after strikes damaged power grids and briefly disrupted supply.
“Following last night’s enemy attack, the power grid in the provinces of Alborz and Tehran sustained damage and was affected,” said Mostafa Rajabi-Mashhadi in an interview with state television.
“The power network across Iran’s national electricity grid is stable; in Tehran and Alborz, the problems have also been resolved,” he added.
Iran also confirmed the death of Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri following severe injuries, Iranian media reported, based on a statement by the guards.
Defense Minister Israel Katz had said on March 26 that Tangsiri, along with senior naval command officials, were eliminated “In a precise and lethal operation” by the IDF.
Haifa oil refinery damaged
Iran launched six missile attacks at Israel between about 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Five targeted the south of the country, while the sixth was aimed at the north and came alongside a barrage of rockets from Iran’s Lebanese proxy, terror group Hezbollah.
Air defense systems worked to intercept the incoming attacks.
During the fifth attack, aimed at the north, damage was caused to the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa, amid multiple impacts across the Haifa region. It was not initially clear what hit the refinery, whether an Iranian or Hezbollah munition, or debris from an intercept. The Magen David Adom emergency service reported that two people were injured, one in serious condition and another lightly, during the missile and rocket attack.
Also, the IDF said it recently intercepted two drones fired from Yemen, home to the Iran-backed Houthi terror group, which over the weekend began firing missiles and drones at Israel for the first time since the war started.
Israel and the US launched their campaign against Iran on February 28 in a bid to destabilize the regime and destroy its nuclear and ballistic missile capacities. Iran has responded with missile and drone strikes across the region, and its proxies in Iraq and Lebanon have also carried out attacks, with Israel launching massive airstrikes in Lebanon in response to the Hezbollah terror group’s rocket barrages.
More than 200 taken to hospitals
The Health Ministry reported that over the past 24 hours, 232 injured people were taken to hospitals as a result of the conflict with Iran, bringing the number of hospitalizations due to the fighting to over 6,000.
Among those treated in hospitals over the past day, two are in serious condition, eight are in moderate condition, and 215 are in good condition.
Seven people were treated for anxiety.
The ministry said that since the beginning of the war with Iran, 6,008 people have been admitted to hospitals, 121 of whom are currently hospitalized.
The ministry did not give a breakdown of the causes of injuries, and some might be sustained by people trying to reach shelter rather than as a direct result of missile fire from Iran or rocket fire from Lebanon.
The casualty figures include soldiers and civilians.
Home front restrictions continue
Meanwhile, the IDF Home Front Command said its current wartime guidelines were being extended until Saturday night at least.
By Saturday at 8 p.m., the Home Front Command will conduct another assessment.
Under the current guidelines, educational institutions can operate, provided there is an adequate shelter that can be reached in time, in some areas of the north, south, and West Bank.
A full list of locales can be found on the Home Front Command’s website.
Gatherings of up to 100 people indoors and 50 people outdoors are also permitted, under the same conditions in those areas.
In the rest of the country, educational activities are still prohibited. Gatherings are limited to 50 people, provided a shelter can be reached in time, and workplaces can operate under the same conditions.
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