Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. The Israeli military says Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launch much more destructive ballistic missiles.
The drone attack late Saturday marked the first time Iran had ever launched a full-scale military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The drone attack late Saturday marked the first time Iran had ever launched a full-scale military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran on Saturday launched a coordinated assault toward Israel, according to the Israeli military, as Tehran brushed off warnings from the Biden administration and appeared willing to escalate its standoff with Jerusalem.
The Saturday launch, a major escalation in the conflict in the Middle East, comes after Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed retaliation for an earlier strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria.
Iran has launched drones toward Israel today, in highly anticipated retaliatory strikes that the White House said is "likely to unfold over a number of hours." "Iran has launched a direct attack from Iranian soil towards the state of Israel," IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.
JERUSALEM (Reuters)—Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel on Saturday that will take hours to reach their targets, Israel's military said, an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies, with the U.S. pledging to back Israel.
A wave of drones and ballistic missiles have been launched from Iran to Israel on Saturday night, marking a new phase in the wider Middle East conflict.
