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Iranian Attack on Israel Intended to Cause Major Damage
(Ha'aretz) Yossi Melman - Iran says it gave its Arab neighbors prior notice of the attack and even specified the time it would take place. These claims must be viewed with great skepticism. "I find it hard to believe that they gave prior notice," says Maj.-Gen. (res.) Nimrod Sheffer, a former air force deputy commander and former head of the IDF Planning Directorate. "Considering the scale of the Iranian attack, they clearly intended to cause major damage. They carried out a combined attack with a variety of weaponry - an attack that was calculated and synchronized in terms of the times the weapons would hit their targets. So, they clearly aimed to inflict vast damage on Israel and this was not just for show." Iran fired 110 ballistic missiles with a 500-kg. warhead that can cause enormous damage if they strike their target. The Iranian drones that carry warheads ranging from 40 to 100 kg. can also cause serious damage if they score a direct hit on buildings or runways.