Incredible timelapse video shows Israel’s Iron Dome taking out Iranian missiles with explosions lighting up the night sky during dogfights
An incredible timelapse video has shown Israel’s Iron Dome taking out Iranian missiles with explosions as it lit up the night sky during a dogfight.
The CCTV footage shows dozens of ballistic missiles hurtling towards their intended targets in Israel before the country’s advanced defense system went into action.
In the video you see a number of rockets flying through the night sky before more and more come into view.
In the corner of the video, sudden flashes of light can be seen as the missiles are intercepted.
The images come after Iran launched a major attack on Israel on Tuesday evening.
The CCTV footage shows dozens of ballistic missiles hurtling towards their intended targets in Israel before the country’s advanced defense system went into action.
In the video you see a number of rockets flying through the night sky before more and more come into view. In the corner of the video, sudden flashes of light can be seen as the missiles are intercepted
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran has “made a big mistake” and “will pay” for the attack, with the Israeli military preparing a “significant retaliation” to the bombing.
Air raid sirens sounded as some 181 rockets began raining down on Israel, many of which lit up the night sky in bright orange flames when they were intercepted by Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ defense system.
The Israeli military has vowed there will be ‘repercussions for this attack’, with the ambulance service reporting no injuries as a result of the attack.
Iran’s attack marks a major escalation in the war between Israel and Hamas and follows an earlier bombardment in April in which hundreds of drones and missiles were launched at the country.
As the world holds its breath over all-out war in the Middle East, the White House said President Joe Biden has ordered the US military to “assist Israel’s defense” and shoot down Iranian missiles.
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate in next month’s US presidential election, are both monitoring the Iranian attack on Israel from the White House situation room.
The IDF has not confirmed which missiles were used, but the US had previously warned that it was preparing for Iran’s launch of ballistic missiles tonight, marking yet another major escalation that brings the Middle East to the brink of collapse .
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran has “made a big mistake” and “will pay” for the attack, with the Israeli military preparing a “significant retaliation” for the bombardment that could hit nuclear facilities and oil fields.
It is unclear how many of the missiles actually penetrated Israel’s defenses, with the scale of the attack proving to be one of the biggest tests the country’s hi-tech Iron Dome network has ever faced.
Israel was confronted last night with a devastating salvo of approximately 180 ballistic missiles fired from Iran (pictured shows some of the missiles firing towards Israel)
Triumphant Tehran has claimed that up to 80 percent of its missiles have penetrated advanced Israeli air defenses, but the IDF disputes this, saying most were shot down with the help of US warships in the region.
Israeli officials reported no serious injuries from Tuesday’s airstrikes, but Israeli medics said two people were slightly injured by shrapnel. The attack killed one Palestinian living in the West Bank.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to launch “crushing attacks” on Israel if the country retaliated after a rocket attack by the Islamic republic.
“If the Zionist regime responds to Iranian operations, it will face crushing attacks,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said in a statement carried by Iran’s Fars news agency.
They added: “In response to the martyrdom of (Hamas leader) Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah and (Guards commander) Nilforoshan, we targeted the heart of the occupied territories (Israel).”
Israeli officials reportedly claimed that they expected the target of the new Iranian attack to be three military air bases as well as an intelligence headquarters north of Tel Aviv, which was evacuated this afternoon.