Fattah-1 is designed to get past even the most advanced missile defence systems like Israel's Iron Dome and Arrow.

Iran on Wednesday claimed to have fired hypersonic missiles at Israel in the latest round of overnight strikes as the Islamic republic's Supreme Leader, 

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, launched a battle cry, calling for showing "no mercy" toward Israelis. 

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said the 11th wave of the proud Operation Honest Promise 3 was carried out "using Fattah-1 missiles", as they claimed the Iranian forces have gained complete control over the skies of the occupied territories.

This is not the first time Tehran has used hypersonic missiles against Jerusalem. Iran had used dozens of Fattah-1 missiles to pound Israel during its Operation True Promise II against Jerusalem on October 1, 2024. 

However, this seems to be the first occasion when the said missile was used in the ongoing conflict.

What's A Hypersonic Missile?

The term "hypersonic" is often used to refer to hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles. They are highly advanced weapons and can manoeuvre mid-flight at hypersonic speed inside Earth's atmosphere, which makes it very hard to track and intercept. 

Source: Ndtv