Israel issues, then drops air raid alert for Tel Aviv
Desk News: The Israeli army issued a brief air raid warning for Tel Aviv and Beersheva in the south early on Tuesday due to incoming Iranian missiles before dropping the alert.
Sirens "sounded in several areas of Israel" at around 12:30am local time (2130 GMT), the army said, adding that the Israeli air force was "operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat."
In a second message shortly afterwards, it said it was "now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas across the country."
The air raid warnings were the first overnight Monday-Tuesday following statements from the Iranian military that a new wave of drone and missile attacks had begun.
Iran will strike Israel "without interruption until dawn", its Revolutionary Guards said earlier.
Iranian state media had also announced a new barrage of missiles targeting Israel.
Israel's sophisticated air defence systems have been largely successful in intercepting Iranian missiles and drones, although some have penetrated its so-called "Iron Dome".
Iranian attacks overnight on Sunday-Monday hit Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva and Haifa.
The death toll in Israel rose by 11 on Monday, the prime minister's office said, bringing the total since Friday to 24.
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