Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as Iran launched missiles at Israel.
Sirens blared across Israel and loud booms were heard late Tuesday after Iran launched a missile attack on the country. A U.S. defense official said the United States intercepted some of the missiles to help defend Israel .'The IDF is doing and will do everything necessary to protect the civilians of the State of Israel ,' the Israel i military said in a statement, warning people in the country to stay in shelters.'The explosions you hear originate from interceptions or falls .
government employees and their families to shelter in place 'as a result of the current security situation.' Iran last fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in April, in retaliation for an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria's capital, which killed a number of senior Iranian military commanders.
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