In light of the many launches from Iran towards Israel during the Passover holiday and Seder, the IDF said that although such a scenario had been assessed in advance, there had been no concrete prior intelligence. It added that, contrary to rumors circulating online, there is currently no concrete information indicating intensified fire from any front.
During the 24-hour Passover holiday period, from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m., about 20 launches from Iran crossed into Israeli territory. According to the military's policy, about half were allowed to fall on open fields and about half were intercepted. From Lebanon, about 130 launches crossed into Israel.
The IDF said that yesterday morning the Iranians had planned to fire about 20 launches, but managed fewer than half. A similar trend was recorded in the evening, when they planned to fire about 20 but succeeded in launching fewer than 10.
Strikes in Iran
Beginning yesterday afternoon, around 4 p.m. local time, the Israeli Air Force completed 20 attack sorties, during which dozens of ballistic missile sites were hit. More than 140 munitions were dropped on about 50 targets in an effort to disrupt the fire from Iran, which, as noted, had sought to launch more missiles at Israel but failed to do so.
The IDF said it is now in the final stretch and that only final steps remain from what had been planned. Over the past day, the regime's economic apparatus was also hit. Yesterday, targets belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were struck, along with military headquarters used to manage budgets and financing for proxy forces and terrorist activity around the world, as well as funding for the regime's internal forces and the Basij.
In a precise strike in Tehran last Saturday, the commander of the regime's oil headquarters was killed. He had been involved in military missile industries and repression mechanisms. Among other things, he used oil and fuel revenues for terrorist purposes. He joins hundreds of headquarters already struck by the IDF. That oil headquarters was part of the regime's armed forces, and they are now being forced to operate from mobile trailers and tents.
The IDF also said it did not strike the bridge that was reported to have been hit in the Tehran area.
