Tel Aviv / Tehran — Israel is under sustained fire as Iran unleashes wave after wave of counter-strikes, vowing to make the country “pay in kind” for massive IDF attacks on Iranian soil. From the Negev desert to the outskirts of Haifa, air‑raid sirens and interceptor streaks have become the new soundtrack of Israeli nights.

In the latest barrage, Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles, backed by swarms of attack drones, targeted airbases, fuel depots and logistics hubs across Israel. Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow systems lit up the sky, intercepting dozens of incoming threats, but several warheads still slammed near key facilities, triggering secondary explosions and sending fireballs over nearby towns. Emergency rooms in central and northern Israel report a steady stream of blast and shrapnel casualties.

Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard boasts that these salvos are “only the opening pages of retaliation,” claiming its forces now fire from “multiple fronts” via allied militias in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. State TV airs split-screen coverage: launches from Iranian territory on one side, images of burning sites in Israel on the other, as anchors praise “the era of continuous response.”

Israeli leaders insist the campaign to degrade Iran’s missile and nuclear infrastructure will continue “for as long as necessary,” while promising “a heavy price” for each new strike. But analysts warn that the steady drumbeat of Iranian counter‑fire is eroding Israel’s sense of strategic immunity — and locking both sides into a dangerous cycle where every volley demands a bigger, riskier answer than the one before.