In one of the heaviest nights of the war so far, Iran has fired multiple mᴀssive missile salvos at Israel, with powerful explosions rocking central and northern Israel and leaving scenes of destruction on the ground.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched dozens of ballistic missiles in rapid waves, including advanced Fattah and Kheibar variants. Israeli air defenses intercepted many, but several warheads got through, slamming into areas near Tel Aviv, Haifa, and the central region. Dramatic footage shows cars completely burned and overturned on highways, streets littered with shattered glᴀss and twisted metal, and large fires raging in residential and commercial zones.
Residents described the terrifying sound of incoming missiles followed by earth-shaking explosions. “It felt like the whole building was going to collapse,” one Tel Aviv resident said. Emergency services are working through the night to extinguish fires and rescue people trapped in damaged buildings.
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s regime called the attack “a strong and continuing response” to Israeli and American aggression under Operation Epic Fury. Iranian officials vowed that such strikes will persist until the aggression stops.
This latest barrage highlights the growing strain on Israel’s defense systems. After weeks of sustained Iranian attacks, the Iron Dome and Arrow batteries are facing increasing difficulty dealing with the volume and sophistication of Tehran’s missiles. At the same time, the United States is struggling to provide effective support. Both the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln remain limited by previous damage and fires, while America has already spent more than $11 billion in munitions with critical interceptor stocks running dangerously low.
The contrast is stark. While Washington continues to claim progress in its campaign, Iran continues to demonstrate its ability to strike Israel’s heartland night after night, causing real damage and terror on the ground.
As burned and overturned vehicles smolder on Israeli roads and rescue teams search through the rubble, the war that was supposed to be short and decisive has turned into a brutal, exhausting battle of endurance.
How many more nights of missile salvos and burning streets can Israel endure? Operation Epic Fury was meant to protect Israel — but right now, it is Israel that continues to burn.
