As the war between Iran and Israel drags to the fourth day, on Monday morning, Tehran rained a fresh volley of missile attacks that hardened an already a fragile situation that has taken away both death and casualty toll of hundreds of people on the two sides since the offensive began being launched by Tel Aviv on Friday, last week.
The recent missile attack in Iran on Sunday sent shock in Israel. There were heard explosions in Tel Aviv probably due to the Israeli air defense interceptors. Emergency workers reported that dozens of people had been injured, five of them were killed. Follow Iran Israel live updates of the war.
Tension between Iran and Israel intensify: 10 highlights
According to its military, Israel established on Monday an aerial superiority over the capital of Iran, stating that it has significantly damaged Iranian air defense and missile systems. As Israel observes, its aircrafts can now fly over Tehran without incurring serious confrontation.
Iran is also mulling over quitting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), considered to be one of the important gateways to controlling proliferation of nuclear weapons. We will make the right decision Putting the developments into consideration. Parliament bills are to be enforced by government but such a proposal is only in preparation and we will also align in future with parliament, the ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a presser.
The health ministry by Iran said 224 individuals were killed and 1,277 others admitted in hospitals since Friday when Israeli attacks started. My assumption is that ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour posted on social media that, “Over 90 per cent of its casualties are civilians.”
An official with the US government disclosed that the US President Donald Trump had killed an Israeli proposal to assassinate Iran Supreme Leadership Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described as credible by the authorities, reported AP citing a source close to the issue. According to the Trump administration, this move was feared since it would create wider regional instability.
Indian leaders are shifting some Indian students in Iran to safer location as Israel kept attacking and began investigating alternative possibilities to ascertain the security of Indians as said by the external affairs ministry on Monday.
Indian embassy is also communicating with the leaders of the Indian community on matters relating to the welfare and safety of Indians the ministry said. About 120 diplomats and others were rescued in Iran through Turkmenistan. Meanwhile, the authorities in Czech and Slovak are assisting in evacuating Israel. Taiwan has assisted its fourteenth citizen escape to Jordan and this is still assisting others who are still in Iran.
During a Monday interview with AP, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee explained that a minor damage had taken place in the US Consul in Tel Aviv due to a missile concussion shot by an Iran attack. There were no reports of injuries and the US diplomatic missions in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem were closed down today.
In the meantime, Israel remains unresponsive to the controversies raised by UN Human Rights Council often dismissing their criticism as biased. the Trump administration is keeping the United States out of the its proceedings, said AP.
The missile attacks that took place on Monday caused panicking scenes in Tel Aviv. Black plumes of smoke lifted above to the sky, and civilians tried to save themselves. Most of the missiles were intercepted by the defensive systems but increasing psychological pressure is being loaded on the residents as the war drags on.
Israel has declared that they have managed to obliterate a large part of the Iran missile arms. In an address broadcast by television, military spokesman, Brigadier General Effie Defrin said, More than 50 fighter jets and aircrafts conducted operations and over 120 surface-to-surface missile launchers were destroyed. This constitutes one third of the surface to surface missile launchers that Iranian regime is in possession of, he added.
The US State Department increases travel warning of Israel to the highest level
The US State Department has today increased its travel advisory on Israel to the highest as it advised the Americans to avoid traveling to the location.
Level 4 advisory was released due to the State department which authorized family members of the US government employees along with the nonemergency employees to freely evacuate following continuous back and forth between Israel and Iran.
Besides the official evacuation, the embassy said yesterday that, due to the prevailing security conditions and the conflict between Israel and Iran, the US embassy has informed all employees of the US government and their dependants to move to shelter-in-place in and around their homes until further notice.
The travel advisory posted Monday said: The US Embassy might increase the level or even ban travel by US government workers and their family members to parts of Israel, the Old City of Jerusalem and the West Bank, in reaction to security incidents, without any prior notification.
On travel advisory: It tells Americans not to travel to Israel because there is armed conflict, terrorism and civil unrest.
It also warns American citizens against traveling into West Bank and Gaza. The advisory before this one concerning travel to Israel and West Bank was Level 3 because it advised against coming to Israel and West Bank because of terrorism and civil unrest.
The updated travel advisory states that security situation in Israel especially in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is unpredictable and therefore U.S citizens are reminded to exercise caution and take necessary measures to enhance their security awareness since security incidents, such as mortar and rocket fire and armed UAV incursions and missiles, may occur at any time. The Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are new references.
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