This is the terrifying moment a Sky News correspondent was forced to sprint for cover as Iran launched an unprecedented salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel.Deborah Haynes, Sky’s security and defence editor, was in the region covering the IDF’s ground assault into Lebanon when Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel. The British journalist, 48, was live on air on Tuesday evening when sirens could be heard blaring out in the distance.Ms Haynes, wearing a blue flak jacket, was seen looking into the sky before frantically darting off screen as missiles streaked over heard towards Tel Aviv. Speaking this morning about the drama, Ms Haynes told Sky’s Mark Austin: ‘It was an incredibly surreal and haunting experience.  Sky News correspondent Deborah Haynes (pictured) is seen looking up at the sky as ballistic missiles streak towards Iran before then darting for cover  Speaking about the drama, Ms Haynes said it was an ‘incredibly surreal and haunting’ moment Ballistic missiles are pictured in the sky above Israel after being launched by Iran last night ‘We knew the Iranians had launched their missiles towards Israel and that it would only be a matter of minutes before they started appearing.’But none of us I don’t think knew what that would actually look and feel like. And from our position in the north of Israel – it wasn’t one of the areas that Iran had targeted, it was much more directed towards the centre and the south.’We were basically in the flight path – that’s the only way I could describe it –  of these ballistic missiles. We could see them streaking across the sky.’Iran’s huge assault on Israel has brought the Middle East to the brink of all-out war, with Israel now vowing retaliation against Tehran. The IDF is preparing a ‘significant retaliation’ to a shocking attack by that saw nearly 200 ballistic missiles streak across the Middle East and rain down on Israel last night. The region is edging closer to all-out war that is already drawing in allies on both sides – with British jets used to counter Iran’s strikes, which were fired in retaliation to attacks on the Islamic Republic’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon in recent days.Reports suggest Israel, which has vowed to strike ‘powerfully’ in response to Iran, could go after the country’s oil facilities.Iran is the third biggest producer of crude oil in the OPEC group of oil-producing countries and is heavily reliant on its oil and gas exports to prop up its ailing economy amid years of sanctions. Iranian state TV broadcasted the moment it launched nearly 200 missiles towards Israel Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024 Members of Israel’s Home Front Command and police forces inspect a crater left by an exploded projectile at a heavily-damaged school building in Israel’s southern city of Gedera on October 1, 2024Former Israeli Intelligence official and regional analyst Avi Melamed told MailOnline the Iranian strike was likely to ‘provoke a significant counterstrike’, warning that ‘Israel’s response this time will likely be broader and less restrained than it was in the wake of Iran’s unprecedented direct strike in April.’But Iran’s armed forces joint chief of staff Gen. Mohammad Bagheri said this morning that the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) was prepared both defensively and offensively to repeat its missile attack with ‘multiplied intensity’, should Israel seek retribution.’If the Zionist regime, that has gone insane, is not contained by America and Europe and intends to continue such crimes or do anything against our sovereignty or territorial integrity, tonight’s operation will be repeated with much higher magnitude and we will hit all their infrastructure,’ he said.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also declared that Tehran had warned the US ‘to withdraw from this matter and not to intervene’. This picture shows projectiles being intercepted by Israel near the northern city of Baqa al-Gharbiya on October 1 An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from the northern border towards Lebanon on Wednesday morningBut the US has vowed to stand with its regional ally Israel, with national security adviser Jake Sullivan telling reporters at the White House: ‘We have made clear that there will be consequences, severe consequences, for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case.’Meanwhile, Israel’s ongoing military operations have continued uninterrupted – at least five airstrikes reportedly hit the southern suburbs of Beirut early this morning.More than 1,000 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon since September 17, while hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes.And Israeli strikes killed at least 32 people in southern Gaza overnight as the military launched ground operations in the hard-hit city of Khan Younis.Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets across Gaza nearly a year after Hamas’ October 7 attack ignited the war, even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and growing tensions with Iran.