Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on October 1 to retaliate against Iran's launching of nearly 200 missiles toward Israel. Iran said it had fired the missiles in retaliation to attacks that killed leaders of Hezbollah, Hamas and the Iranian military.

At a press briefing, Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman, confirmed that several Iranian missiles hit central and southern Israel, and "quite a few" were intercepted by air defense systems. CGTN Stringer in Tel Aviv captured the moment of Iranian missiles being intercepted and locals rushing for safety.