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Iran's Revolutionary Guard announces it targeted Israeli air base

From Egypt Independent · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced it targeted Israel's Ramat David Air Base with ballistic missiles.
  • The strike was a retaliation for alleged Israeli "rampant crimes" and "mass killings" in southern Lebanon and Beirut outskirts.
  • The Guard stated the US and Israel have ignored previous understandings and continued military operations.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has announced a ballistic missile strike targeting Israel's Ramat David Air Base. The Guard stated the attack was in retaliation for what it described as Israel's "rampant crimes" and "mass killings" in southern Lebanon and the outskirts of Beirut.

The statement detailed that the operation was a response to the "mass killings and forced displacement" in the Tyre, Nabatieh regions, and surrounding areas of Beirut. The Revolutionary Guard asserted that the Ramat David Air Base has been a target of Iranian ballistic missiles since its alleged "incursion."

The operation was in response to what it called the mass killings and forced displacement in the Tyre and Nabatieh regions, including the outskirts of Beirut.

โ€” Iran's Revolutionary GuardExplaining the justification for targeting the Israeli air base.

Furthermore, the Guard accused the United States and Israel of disregarding prior understandings and continuing their military operations. This includes repeated attacks on Iranian coasts and ships in strategic waterways like the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, and the Indian Ocean.

The US and Israel have not adhered to previous understandings and have continued their military operations in Lebanon, in addition to its repeated attacks on Iranian coasts and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, and the Indian Ocean.

โ€” Iran's Revolutionary GuardAccusing the US and Israel of violating agreements and continuing military actions.
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Originally published by Egypt Independent in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.