IDF says some Iranian missiles hit airbases, but no aircraft or major infrastructure damaged

The IDF acknowledges that some of its airbases were hit in last night’s Iranian missile attack on Israel.

The impacts damaged office buildings and other maintenance areas in the bases that do not impact the Israeli Air Force’s functioning, according to the military.

No IAF aircraft were damaged in the attack and all of the missile impacts in the airbases are deemed by the military as “ineffective,” meaning that no harm was caused to the continuous operations of the IAF.

The military reports no damage caused to fighter jets, drones, other aircraft, munitions and critical infrastructure.

Highlighting the ineffectiveness of the Iranian attack, the military notes that the IAF continued its operations in the following hours, including major strikes against Hezbollah in Beirut, support for ground forces in southern Lebanon and strikes in Gaza.

No major injuries were caused in the attack, with only two civilians lightly hurt by shrapnel in Tel Aviv.

The IDF says that it measures the effectiveness of an attack based on how much damage was caused to critical infrastructure and assets, and how many casualties were caused, and not how many missiles ultimately impacted. Air defenses successfully prevented such damage and major casualties, it says.

The IAF is also readying for a response against Iran, per the instructions of the political echelon.