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Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel

Israeli military spokesperson says attack ''will have consequences".

Explosions have been heard across Israel after Iran said it had launched dozens of ballistic missiles towards the country. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it launched the missiles in retaliation for recent attacks that killed the leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as a senior Iranian commander.

Also on the programme: reaction from Israel and an academic close to the Iranian government.

(Image: A man holds children as people take cover during an air raid siren after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, amid cross-border hostilities in central Israel on 1 October 2024.Credit: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun)

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