Iran Guards say targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion airport with missiles

Published March 5, 2026 Updated March 5, 2026 04:27pm

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have said they targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion airport and an air force base in the area, AFP reports.

“The heavy Khorramshahr-4 missiles carrying one-tonne warheads were launched at dawn today …toward the heart of Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion airport and the base of the Israeli air force’s 27th squadron located at the airport,” the Guards said in a statement carried by Tasnim news agency.

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