The Iranian armed forces have successfully attacked Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel using advanced Arash-2 drones, an Iranian military spokesman said, quoted by the Tasnim news agency.
“The army has successfully attacked the Zionist regime's Ben-Gurion Airport using the advanced Arash-2 drone,“ the Iranian military spokesman said.
He specified that the drones used in the attack were mostly of this model, which are a more advanced and destructive version of the Qian and Arash-1 drones.
According to him, the Arash-2 has a range from 2000 km.
Central Israel has come under renewed fire from Iranian territory. An airstrike alert has been issued, including in Tel Aviv and the surrounding area.
This is the third attack this morning in central Israel and the second alert in the Tel Aviv area.
There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Iranian authorities have extended a ban on flights in the country's airspace until March 29, a source in the Middle East air traffic control community said.
“Iran's airspace will be closed until approximately 8:30 a.m. UTC (10:30 a.m. Bulgarian time) on Sunday, March 29“, the source said. He added that exceptions could be made for flights by state, military and medical aircraft, as well as for search and rescue flights operated with special permits from the civil aviation authority.