An engineer for Rafael Arms Industries, Israel's weapons manufacturer behind some of the regime's most advanced missile and air defense systems, has died from injuries suffered during an Iranian missile strike back in April.
Israeli authorities announced on Friday that Michael Katz died from wounds he sustained after an Iranian ballistic missile struck Haifa on April 5 during the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.
As part of Operation True Promise 4, Iran struck Haifa with waves of missiles and drones, causing extensive damage and destroying targets, including in Haifa, in the process.
An Israeli Air Force investigation found that the ballistic missile was not intercepted after it broke apart in the air, causing its expected flight path to change.
The latest round of US-Israeli aggression against Iran began on February 28, when US and Israeli forces launched large-scale strikes on Iranian territory.
Iran’s Armed Forces responded with daily barrages of missiles and drones targeting US and Israeli military and strategic sites across the region.
Iran consistently maintained that its retaliatory operations are legitimate self-defense under international law, targeting only American and Israeli military assets.
Iran and the US signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 17 in an effort to end the fighting and reduce regional tensions.
In recent days, however, the terrorist US army launched fresh strikes on several locations in Iran in violation of the MoU, prompting Tehran to resume attacks on Washington’s military assets across the region.
Iranian authorities have suspended all contact with the White House until it ends its military acts of aggression and hostile rhetoric.