Israel was jolted into a new level of panic tonight as Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles fitted with one‑ton warheads at an Israeli international airport, in what officials are calling “an act of strategic terror” aimed squarely at the country’s civilian jugular.

Sirens screamed across central Israel as radar detected multiple launches from western Iran. Iron Dome and David’s Sling batteries roared to life, but at least one massive warhead is believed to have detonated in the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s main gateway to the world.

Witnesses described a blinding flash and a shockwave that rattled terminal windows and sent passengers diving to the floor. Runways were immediately shut, inbound flights diverted or turned back mid‑air, and the entire facility placed on emergency lockdown as firefighters battled blazes near fuel and cargo zones.

Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard quickly claimed responsibility, boasting that its “heavy warheads” had “paralyzed the Zionist air bridge” and warning of more strikes if Israel continues operations inside Iran.

In Jerusalem, the war cabinet convened in an underground bunker. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a “crushing, disproportionate response”, hinting that Iranian command centers and missile fields are now in Israel’s crosshairs.

Aviation analysts warn that by targeting a civilian airport with bunker‑busting payloads, Iran has crossed a line that could shatter any remaining restraint—pushing the conflict from calculated military pressure into a total war where no symbol of national life, on either side, is off‑limits.