French troops took part in repelling an Iranian missile attack on Israel, the press service of the country’s President Emmanuel Macron’s office reported. Paris mobilized its forces in the Middle East for this purpose.
Earlier, Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mohammad Bagheri announced that Tehran was trying to hit the Mossad intelligence headquarters during the missile strike on Israel . Iran also had the ability to attack economic infrastructure, he noted.
On the evening of October 1, Israeli territory was attacked by ballistic missiles. They were launched in two waves – about 400 shells in total. In the footage published online, dozens of missiles could be seen in the sky.
It was also reported that American warships were unable to intercept Iranian missiles fired towards Israel. The US Navy was located in regional waters at the time of the attack. Tehran managed to hit gas platforms in the Ashkelon area during a massive missile strike on Israeli territory.