Israel targeted air defense system for Iran nuclear site - ABC News

• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The Israelis were targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan that's part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility," ABC said, in the name of the official

"The first assessment is that the strike took out the site, but assessment hasn't been completed, the official said."

The official noted, however, that the strike was meant to send a signal to Iran about Israeli capabilities, but not to escalate the situation.

Iran has downplayed the attack's significance

The attack, which Israel has not claimed credit for, was launched in response to the aerial barrage of ballistic missiles and attack drones that Iran sent to Israel last Saturday night following an airstrike in Damascus, widely attributed to Israel, that killed a senior officer in Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

The...