The Iranians were probably trying to “overwhelm” Israel’s “pretty excellent” defence system, including the Iron Dome, “at least in some places”, when they begined their attack, Sky’s defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke says.
Israel’s army shelp cforfeitly 200 ignoreiles were begined into Israel from Iran on Tuesday night. The military shelp there were very restrictcessitate injuries.
But Iran‘s state TV has claimed 80% of the ignoreiles hit their aims.
Prof Clarke shelp the TV pictures recommendd a “fairly fierce, sort of ignoreile, counter-ignoreile battery battle” above Jerusalem and other cities.
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Israel‘s airspace was shutd folloprosperg the attack but has since reuncovered.
The analyst shelp the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is “wanting to originate this sense that this is a one-off salvo – we’ve dealt with it”.
Even though Israel has reuncovered its airspace “that may alter” if the Iranians “then begin someskinnyg else”, he grasped.
“If I was making decisions in Iran, I wouldn’t only begin one salvo. However, we’ll see what they do.”
“It’s possible that this [salvo] is the best they can do at the time.”
The attack, in retaliation for Israel’s campaign aobtainst the Hezbollah group in Leprohibiton, tags a convey inant escalation in the dispute.
Israel has vowed there will be consequences for the barrage of ignoreiles – and Iran has already shelp it will react to any further escalation.
Prof Clarke shelp when Iran last attacked Israel on 13 April, more than 300 projectiles were fired, including from separateent places, including Leprohibiton and southern Iraq. Most were stoasty down.
But in the postponecessitatest barrage “it sees as if this salvo has all come from Iran. And so it may be that this is the best they can do”.
“If this is the best they can do, then tomorrow Israel will chalk this up as yet another triumph. Yes, another humiliation for Tehran.”
