Iran resumes missile barrage after 11-hour lull — 4th and 5th Day 24 attacks, Eilat targeted

After an 11-hour pause in Iranian missile attacks on Israel, the IDF detected renewed ballistic missile activity on Monday evening. The 4th Iranian missile attack of Day 24 (detected ~19:45 UTC) targeted southern Israel; no injuries were reported. A 5th attack was detected at approximately 20:15 UTC, with sirens expected in the Eilat area — Israel's southernmost city on the Red Sea, home to Israel's main Red Sea port and naval assets. The Eilat targeting is geographically distinct from earlier Day 24 attacks on central Israel and the West Bank. Iran is demonstrating continued missile reach to the full length of Israel during the diplomatic back-channel with the US. Iran's ballistic missile capability, while degraded by three weeks of IDF strikes on western Iranian launchers, remains operational through missile systems launched from central Iran (Ghadr variants with 1,950 km range).