The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Avichay Adraee, spoke with the Saudi Arabian-based newspaper Al Arabiya on Sunday and claimed that the "Iranian attack failed to achieve its objectives."
Adraee emphasized that all the Iranian cruise missiles launched by Iran were intercepted before entering Israeli airspace. Stating that "most of the ballistic missiles were intercepted, and only a few of them fell within Israeli territory."
Further, after reports claimed that the Nevatim Airbase was targeted, only minimal damage occurred, and "operations there are ongoing. There is no truth to the Iranian reports of the destruction of two military sites during the attack."
The Iron Dome intercepted a large number of missiles, including the ones launched from within Lebanon during the Iranian rocket barrage.
Iron Dome intercepts 99% of Iranian missiles
Several reports have claimed that Israel previously knew about the upcoming Iranian attack through a third party related to Tehran.
Adaree responded to these comments stating that "there is no truth to reports of Israel being notified of the Iranian attack before it happened. We do not communicate with Iran, and we have not been informed by any mediator of the timing of today's attacks."
The IDF head spokesperson, Daniel Hagari described the outcome as a "huge strategic success" on the Israeli end, with 99% of the Iranian missiles intercepted.