JERUSALEM, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The Ramat David Air Base in northern Israel was hit by missile fragments during the latest escalation with Iran, the Israeli military confirmed Wednesday.
The hit caused minor damage to the base but did not disrupt flight operations, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official told Israel's state-owned Army Radio.
Previously, Israeli media reports, citing satellite imagery, have said that the key Israeli military base appeared to have been hit.
Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, which killed at least two people and injured about 20 others, triggered a series of mutual attacks between Iran and Israel from Sunday night into Monday, marking the most serious escalation since a ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel in April.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps announced late Sunday that it launched ballistic missiles at the Ramat David Air Base in response to Israel's "widespread crimes" in Lebanon, which the IDF did not comment on back then.
Later on Monday, Iran and Israel signaled a halt to their attacks against each other. Still, Israel has warned that it would strike Beirut in response to any attack on northern Israel and continue attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, whereas Iran has cautioned that any further Israeli attack on Iran or Lebanon would trigger a much more "severe and crushing" response from Tehran. ■
