From the Liveblog of
Friday, October 4, 2024
23 missiles reportedly hit Nevatim and Tel Nof military bases during Iran attack
The Washington Post reports that at least two dozen of the roughly 200 ballistic missiles fired by Iran at Israel on Tuesday managed to break through air defenses and hit or land near at least three military and intelligence sites.
The Post says it verified videos that showed 20 missiles striking the Nevatim air base in southern Israel and three striking the Tel Nof base in central Israel. Other videos showed that at least two missiles landed near Israel’s Mossad spy agency headquarters in Glilot.
The Israeli military on Wednesday acknowledged that some of its airbases were hit in Iran’s massive ballistic missile attack on the country a night earlier, but stressed that no harm was caused to the functioning of the Israeli Air Force.
The IDF said that it measures the effectiveness of an attack based on how much damage was caused to critical infrastructure and assets, how many casualties were caused, and not how many missiles ultimately impacted. Air defenses successfully prevented such damage and major casualties, it said.
