Sri Lankans Safe in Israel Amid Missile Strikes

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara, has confirmed that no Sri Lankans residing in Israel have been harmed by the recent missile strikes launched by Iran. 

Ambassador Bandara stated that the embassy has advised all Sri Lankans in the region to remain in safe shelters. He also mentioned that the situation is being closely monitored.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Tuesday evening that it had started hitting important military targets with dozens of missiles.

Previously, the Israeli army claimed that Iran had begun launching missiles at occupied Palestine.

Video footages from different cities across Iran like the capital Tehran show that barrage of missiles were fired at against Zionist entity.

Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz, Khorramabad, Arak etc. across Iran have witnessed missiles launched in the sky.

In a statement, the IRGC said that the missile attack was a retaliation for different assassinations carried out by the Zionist enemy and the crimes in Palestine and Lebanon.

“In response to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah and [IRGC commander Abbas] Nilforoushan, we targeted the heart of the occupied territories,” the IRGC said in a statement.

Iran's IRGC warned the Israeli regime of more severe Iranian retaliation in case it responds to attack.

The national Iranian TV said that 200 missiles were fired by Iran. 

Israel's gas platforms in the Mediterranean Sea have reportedly been destroyed following Iran's missile attack as the following footage shows:

Zionist settlers are left in shock and horror under the rain of Iran's retaliatory missiles.

People took to streets across West Asia to celebrate Iranian retaliation against Israel. 

Iranian media have said that 80% of missiles were fired at occupied territories hit targets.