ISTANBUL

Iran launched Monday evening a new round of missile and drone barrages against Israel, local media reported.

According to the state-run Press TV, Iranian armed forces launched a new round of airstrikes on Israeli positions.

The new launches included missiles and drones, as reported by the Fars News Agency.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei posted on X that “the Islamic Republic will defeat the Zionist entity.”

The Israeli military announced that it intercepted several drones launched from Iran over the southern Golan Heights.

In a statement posted on X, the army said: “Following the sirens that sounded in the Ramat Magshimim and Haspin areas, the Air Force intercepted several UAVs launched from Iran toward Israeli territory.”