Iran launched a wave of strikes on Israel early Wednesday in revenge for the assassination of security chief Ali Larijani — killing an elderly Jewish couple as they tried to find safety in a bomb shelter.
Iranian missiles with multiple warheads pummeled Tel Aviv in the predawn attack in what the military claimed was “retaliation” for the security chief’s assassination a day earlier.
The elderly Israeli couple, identified as Yaron and Ilana Moshe, were killed by missile shrapnel as they fled to a nearby bomb shelter in Ramat Gan, just outside Tel Aviv, authorities said.
Their bodies were found alongside a walker just feet from the safe room, according to local cops.
Meanwhile, Iran also launched strikes against neighboring Gulf countries — with explosions heard in United Arab Emirates and Qatar and interceptions reported in Saudi Arabia.
The attacks came just hours after Iran confirmed Israel’s military had wiped out Larijani in an overnight strike, as well as Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s Basij force, known for its role in suppressing protests.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed Wednesday that the US was to blame for the regime’s retaliatory strikes.
“Some of these places may be near urban areas, this is not our fault, it is America’s fault,” he told Al Jazeera.
“They moved their forces out of military bases and into hotels in cities; in general, it is the behavior of the United States that has brought the region to this situation.”
With Post wires
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