Israeli army claims to have destroyed a third of Iran’s missile launchers

By Betul Yilmaz

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army claimed on Monday that it had destroyed a third of Iran’s missile launchers and more than 20 ballistic missiles since Friday.

“Since the beginning of the operation, more than 120 missile launchers have been destroyed – a third of all Iranian launchers,” military spokesman Avichay Adraee said on his X account.

He added that last night around 50 Israeli fighter jets targeted Iran’s missile storage facilities in Isfahan, central Iran.

He claimed that over 20 missiles and some surface-to-surface missiles had also been destroyed.

Regional tensions have escalated since Friday when Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on multiple sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.

Israeli authorities said that at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Iranian missile attacks since Friday.

Iran, for its part, said that at least 224 people have been killed and over 1,000 others wounded in the Israeli assault.