Evacuated after a basketball game between two Israeli women’s teams Iranian missiles The country was attacked on Tuesday.
Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel and said the attacks were in response to Israeli deaths Hezbollah and Hamas leaders.
According to The Jerusalem Post, Hapoel Lev was playing Hapoel Kfar Saba in the 2024-25 Preseason Winners Tournament at Jerusalem’s Malha Arena when the attacks began. The explosions began in the second quarter, when Hapoel Lev was down by 20. Then the sirens started ringing and the players and coaches ran to a nearby bomb shelter. There is no report of any casualty from any team.
“It’s a strange situation and reality that we’re in,” said veteran Hapoel Lev player Shir Tirosh. “It’s weird that we’re still in this reality a year later, and it’s hard to start the new season like this. And it’s so sad. There are sirens in Jerusalem, there are sirens in Tel Aviv, there are sirens all over the country. It’s There’s just one crazy reality. I think what’s keeping me calm is that I’m helping the foreigners on the team stay calm, because they’re definitely more nervous than us and I’m trying to help them and Here’s to staying positive given the situation we’re all in.”
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Marks from weapons are fired into the air in celebration of Iran’s missile attack on Israel in Beirut, Lebanon on October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Louisa Gouliamaki)
israel defense forces (IDF) warned civilians to shelter in place and follow Home Front Command instructions, as the Jewish state’s Iron Dome antimissile defense system works to intercept incoming rockets.
Tirosh said he and his teammates have become more accustomed to preparing for attacks from foreign threats beginning in October 2023.
“The imported players who are here are mostly calm and understand what’s going on,” he said. “When they arrived, they told us that they were not afraid to come to Israel, despite the condition of the country.
“We have been talking to them a lot about what is going on. Last year, after October 7, when we were not really prepared to deal with this situation, we had to deal with foreigners as per our discretion. So, now we are more prepared to handle that aspect. We are always explaining to them what is happening.”
According to Fox, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said this latest bombardment of missiles was in retaliation for the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, in an Israeli airstrike late last week and the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July. Is in. News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst.
Israel’s Iron Dome antimissile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned in a statement carried by Iranian state media that if Israel responded to the missile attack, “it would face crushing attacks.”
At least six Israelis were reported killed in shooting attacks in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
Tirosh’s teammate Zoe Vadoux said the fear of playing in Jersuelum is putting pressure on her and her family, but she wants them to know they are safe.
“I made the decision during the summer, and at the time, the war wasn’t that bad. And when I got here, it got even worse. Obviously, it’s hard for my family and friends and all the people who came to know me love to know that I’m here, I tried to call them and contact them every day to make sure that I’m okay and that I’m safe, but these types of events will, of course, cause concern, and I “I’ll try as hard as I can to stay safe and let them know I’m safe.”
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Jerusalem residents take shelter during an Iranian missile attack on October 1, 2024. (Credit Yoav Dudkevich/TPS-IL)
Jewish American leaders reacted to Iran on Tuesday afternoon Unprecedented missile attack against Israel, Saying the Islamic regime will pay.
“The United States stands with Israel, our only democratic ally in the Middle East, as it defends itself and its people against evil,” Ohio Republican Representative Max Miller told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Iran and its proxies must stop threatening the world.”
In a September 30 statement, Miller said, “Israel’s efforts to eliminate Hezbollah are making the world a safer place.”
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