Reports have surfaced indicating that one of the targets in a recent Iranian missile strike on Israel was the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv. The strike, part of a barrage of approximately 180 missiles, was launched late Tuesday night and authorized by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
Images of craters near Mossad’s headquarters have been seen, located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. One missile reportedly created a crater about 30 feet deep and 50 feet wide, only 50-100 feet from the intelligence agency’s base. Nick Schifrin, a PBS foreign affairs correspondent, shared a video on X, showing the damage and confirming the location of the strike near Mossad’s facilities.
Outside Mossad HQ, 1050p local: pic.twitter.com/r0iiN6E9O8
— Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) October 1, 2024
It is believed that Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, was a high-profile target due to its suspected involvement in attacks in Tehran, including the July assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and recent strikes in Lebanon and against Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Khamenei, celebrated the missile strikes, referring to them as a “Victory from God and a near conquest” in a social media post on Wednesday. Despite the severity of the attacks, Israel has reported no injuries from the missile barrage, although one fatality occurred in the West Bank.
In addition to Mossad’s headquarters, Iran also targeted key Israeli military installations, including the Nevatim and Tel Nof Air Bases. Reports from CNN confirm that two missiles landed in Tel Aviv’s Glilot neighborhood, a densely populated area. The Nevatim base, located in the Negev desert and previously targeted by Iran in April, was hit again, though Israeli military sources described the damage as minimal.
Israel has activated Red Code alerts, urging citizens to seek refuge in bomb-protected shelters, but the full extent of the damage from these attacks remains unclear at this time.