The war in the Middle East appears to be resuming. The Israeli army announced, around 6:40 a.m., Monday June 8, that new Iranian missiles had been launched against its territory. “The defense systems are in action to intercept the threat,” announced a military press release, indicates Le Monde. Israel was targeted on Sunday by several barrages of Iranian missiles. A first since the ceasefire announced on April 8. These launches are carried out in “retaliation” for the bombings on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
In response, Israel announced that it had struck “military targets” in Iran, specifies Le Figaro. According to Yechiel Leiter, Israeli ambassador to the United States, the IDF struck “missile launch sites” in Iran as well as “infrastructure not linked to the energy sector.” According to Iranian state television, which spoke on Telegram, “several explosions [ont été] heard in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan.” According to the deputy governor in charge of security of Khuzestan province, quoted by the Fars News Agency, the Karun Petrochemical Company petrochemical plant, located near the town of Bandar-e Mahshahr, was hit by the attacks Israelis.
According to Yechiel Leiter, “no self-respecting country in the world would have tolerated” the attack carried out by Iran. On the Israeli side, residents ran to shelters early Monday to protect themselves from Iranian missiles. Schools across the country have been closed. “Following the assessment of the situation […] “educational activities cannot take place,” said a joint statement from the Ministry of Education and the Home Front Command (army branch).
