image sourced from original article at Iran launched an hour-long barrage of missile fire targeting central and southern Israel early in the morning, with attacks beginning around 6:15 a.m. The Israeli military said the assault largely consisted of single missile launches every few minutes, many of which were intercepted by air defense systems.
Air raid alerts sent millions of residents into protected spaces across the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, Jerusalem, the Shfela, the Sharon region and parts of the Negev. The sustained nature of the attack caused widespread disruption as sirens sounded repeatedly throughout the affected areas.
