On the seventeenth day of the Israeli-American aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian forces continue their response by targeting strategic positions within the occupying entity, as the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon simultaneously strikes wide areas in the northern and central parts of the entity in defense of Lebanese land and in retaliation for the ongoing aggression against its people.
Hezbollah hits Israeli military air base near Tel Avivhttps://t.co/xiklTw8NNN
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The coordinated operations have sent settlers rushing to shelters across extensive areas of the occupied territories. Enemy media reported that heads of local authorities in northern settlements have demanded the immediate evacuation of 20,000 settlers who lack access to protected shelters.
BREAKING | Reports of at least one impact in Lod after Iranian missile launch. pic.twitter.com/fnBxZtdrsd
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The Ministry of Health in the occupying entity reported that 142 wounded individuals arrived at hospitals in the past 24 hours as a result of the ongoing barrages.
In central occupied territories, the city of Shoham was targeted, sustaining significant damage. Enemy media reported a missile landing near Ben Gurion Airport, as well as violent explosions in Tel Aviv caused by projectiles from an Iranian cluster missile. A rocket also struck Rishon LeZion.
Damage to a building in Rishon LeZion after parts of an Iranian fragmentation missile made impact. pic.twitter.com/s0m46s4RBq
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Sirens sounded across multiple areas, from Misgav Am in the Galilee Panhandle southward to Ashdod and Ashkelon, extending to Tel Aviv and its surrounding suburbs. Alerts were also activated in Ein Menachem, Zar’it, and Shomerah in the Western Galilee, as well as in the Gaza envelope and Negev regions.
55th Wave of Operation True Promise 4
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the execution of the 55th wave of Operation True Promise 4, carried out under the slogan “O Musa ibn Ja’far,” dedicated to the martyred commander Mohammad Ibrahim Hemmat and the martyrs of the Majnoon and Tala’i Islands.
According to a statement from the Guard’s public relations department, “the attack targeted objectives in the heart of the occupied territories, particularly in Tel Aviv and the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport, including aerospace and weapons production facilities belonging to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), in addition to aerial refueling support centers.”
VIDEO | Iranian missile debris make impact in central Shoham. pic.twitter.com/VsMhGvzznV
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The statement elaborated that “the operation was carried out using precision-guided, heavy, and hypersonic missiles of the Fatah, Emad, and Qadr types, along with suicide drones.” It further noted that strikes also targeted US military sites at Al Dhafra Air Base, Juffair Naval Base, and Sheikh Isa Air Base, utilizing medium-range, solid-fuel, precision-guided missiles of the Fateh, Zulfiqar, and Dezful types, in addition to smart and suicide drones.
Israeli media: Iran's new-generation missiles cause widespread destructionhttps://t.co/M3Evqx2XSP
— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) March 16, 2026
The Revolutionary Guard confirmed that “the operation was successfully executed.”
Source: Al-Manar English Website