Iran has fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel

Iran has launched rockets into Israel, the Israel Defence Forces (Tsakhal) said Tuesday evening, October 1.

It urged residents to "remain vigilant and follow the instructions of the Home Front Command precisely."

An air alert has been declared throughout Israel. The airspace over the country is closed. 

According to the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post, which called the attack the largest in history, a total of about 500 rockets were fired at Israel. There has been no confirmation of this data yet.