IDF headquarters hit by Iranian missile attack as Islamic Republic launches barrage of missiles at Tel Aviv

Israel’s military headquarters may have been struck after Iran’s Islamic Republic unleashed a barrage of missiles on central Tel Aviv late Friday night. Follow The Post’s live updates on Israel’s attack on Iran for the latest news, video, analysis and moreAlarming footage shared on social media — and verified by The New York Times — showed a strike slamming into an area that houses several military sites, including the Israel Defense Forces’ main command center. The dramatic clips captured interceptor missiles firing into the sky moments before a blinding flash, a thunderous boom, and the explosion of an incoming warhead. The videos suggest that at least one Iranian missile breached Israel’s air defenses and hit a sensitive command site in the heart of Tel Aviv. The IDF has not confirmed whether its headquarters were hit, but released raw footage showing Iran firing off waves of ballistic missiles at the Jewish state for hours on Friday. “The IDF cannot, and will not, allow Iran to attack our civilians,” the military agency posted on X. Israel launched large-scale airstrikes against Iran Friday aimed at obliterating Iranian nuclear and military facilities, as well as a swath of top military commanders.The surprise attack killed at least 20 senior Iranian commanders, sources said, including the head of its Revolutionary Guard.Six nuclear scientists have also been confirmed killed in the strikes. The strikes came after talks to reach a deal on Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program failed, escalating Israeli fears that the country would produce a nuclear weapon. Iran quickly responded hours later by launching hundreds of missiles in three waves of attacks at the Jewish state, killing one and injuring at least 34 people, officials announced. The Islamic Republic called the retaliation a “declaration of war.”Search-and-rescue operations are underway in Israel where missiles that slipped past defenses reportedly landed, t...