The Polish Embassy in Israel announced on its website that it will be closed on Monday due to the “current security situation.” “Please monitor our website and social media channels for further updates,” the statement read.
Earlier on Monday morning, the Israeli military reported that Iran had fired another wave of rockets aimed at Israeli territory.
“The Israeli Army recently identified missiles fired from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel. Defense systems are underway to intercept them,” the defense force said. Schools were closed and restrictions on gatherings were introduced across the country, I-24 reported. Beaches have been closed to the general public, and workplaces can only continue operating if workers have timely access to safe shelters.
A spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday, after the launch of the second and before the third wave, that Iran had once again demonstrated that the skies over Israel and the region were within the range of IRGC aerospace force missiles, Iran International reported. The Corps has declared that it is ready for any scenario and for large-scale operations on all fronts, Reuters reported.
All-night attack consultations
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz held all-night consultations with high-ranking representatives of the armed forces and security services before deciding to launch attacks on Iran, Ynet reported, adding that the country was prepared for further escalation. Officials quoted by the portal said that each subsequent missile fire from Iran would be met with a strong response, while an attack from Lebanon would trigger Israeli attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah.
As a result of the overnight exchange of fire in Israel, several houses in a settlement in the West Bank were damaged, the Times of Israel website reported, citing emergency services. Iranian media reported that the IRGC attacked two Israeli air bases – in Nevatim and Tel Nof.
The Israeli army said it attacked “several targets” at a petrochemical complex in the Mahshahr area on the Persian Gulf. As reported by the emigration website Iran International, petrochemical plants in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran were damaged. Flights from the ports in Tehran, Tabriz and Mashhad have been suspended until further notice.
