Iran has dramatically escalated its confrontation with Israel, claiming to have used its new Fattah hypersonic missile in a direct strike on an Israeli airport, in what commanders boast is the first combat use of the weapon.
Just after 2:00 a.m., sirens wailed across the Tel Aviv region as early‑warning radars picked up an unusually fast, high‑alтιтude launch from western Iran. Arrow and David’s Sling interceptors scrambled to lock on, but Israeli officials admit the Fattah’s violent terminal manoeuvres forced “split‑second decisions” inside command bunkers.
Seconds later, a mᴀssive blast rocked an area adjoining Ben Gurion International Airport, blowing out windows in nearby H๏τels and industrial buildings and gouging a huge crater in a peripheral service zone used for fuel trucks and maintenance sheds. Flights were halted, runways swept for debris and inbound air traffic diverted to alternative fields as fire crews battled flames visible from the main terminal.
Emergency services report dozens of wounded, mostly ground staff and drivers on night shift, but no mᴀss casualties inside the pᴀssenger terminals. Israeli authorities insist core runways and radar are intact and vow to reopen the airport “within hours,” framing the attack as a psychological victory for Tehran rather than an operational knockout.
In Iran, the IRGC is hailing the Fattah sH๏τ as proof it can put “hypersonic fire on the Zionist gateway whenever we choose.” For Israel, the strike is a chilling warning that even its most vital civilian lifelines are now within reach of a missile designed to outrun—and out‑think—its most advanced defences.
