Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on the evening of the 7th
its Aerospace Force struck Ramat David airbase in northern Israel with ballistic
missiles, calling the action a response to recent Israeli operations in southern
Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. The IRGC said Ramat David was a key
base for those operations and that Iran's April 8 acceptance of a ceasefire was
conditional on a full halt across all fronts, which it accuses the US and Israel
of not honoring. The statement also accused US and Israeli actions in the Strait
of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean against Iranian vessels and coastal
targets of undermining the ceasefire. The strike was described as "warning" in
nature; the IRGC warned that if Israeli military actions continue to escalate,
Iranian responses could widen to include additional US and Israeli-related
targets in the region.
