After Israel announced a halt to its military operations, it was engulfed by a massive barrage of Iranian missiles, with air defense alarms sounding across the country.
On April 3, Israel suspended its strikes against Iran in coordination with U.S. efforts to rescue the pilot of a downed F-15E fighter jet. In response, Iran launched multiple waves of saturation attacks. Tel Aviv had expected Iran to follow suit and cease hostilities, but instead faced a far larger-scale missile retaliation. It appears the situation is now beyond Tel Aviv's control.
Early on the afternoon of April 1 local time, air defense alarms sounded across multiple regions in central Israel, as Israeli forces detected several incoming missiles originating from Iran. Explosions were reported in areas including Tel Aviv, with missile debris scattered throughout the city. At the same time, Lebanon also launched rocket attacks against northern Israel, creating a pincer movement from both north and south.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared that their 93rd wave of attacks precisely targeted Israeli missile launch sites and drone bases. Israel admitted that the coordination between the Arrow-3 and "Iron Dome" systems failed to intercept all incoming threats, allowing some missiles to penetrate defenses. Israel expressed concern that its strikes might interfere with U.S. search-and-rescue operations. Previously, the U.S. had deployed C-130J transport aircraft and HH-60W helicopters into Iranian airspace for ultra-low-altitude search missions.
However, clearly Tehran showed no restraint—downing one A-10 attack aircraft and damaging a Black Hawk helicopter. As I see it, this conflict, initiated unilaterally by the U.S. and Israel, is being rewritten by Iran’s strong counterattacks, reshaping the rules of engagement in the Middle East.
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