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Iran says it has launched drones and missiles at Israel
Israel-Iran Live: Israeli Channel 12 said the missiles launched by Iran were likely to hit sooner.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, an attack that could spark a major escalation between the regional archenemies, with the US vowing to support Israel.
The Israeli military said it would take hours for the drones, which Iraqi security sources said flew over the country from Iran, to reach their targets.
Israel’s Channel 12 said the missiles launched by Iran were likely to hit sooner, but that some missiles and drones had been shot down over Syria or Jordan.
Here are the LIVE updates on the tensions between Israel and Iran:
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The Israeli military said early Sunday it sounded sirens at a kibbutz near the border with Lebanon after Iran launched a drone attack on Israel.
“Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Snir, northern Israel,” the army said in a statement.
Shortly before Iran launched drones towards Israel in response to its airstrike on its embassy in Syria, Jordan temporarily closed its airspace to all incoming, departing and transit aircraft, The Times of Israel reported, citing Saturday’s state news Al Mamlaka.
Two Emirati airline Fly Dubai flights returned to the United Arab Emirates after taking off en route to Israel, apparently over concerns about an Iranian threat or Jordan’s decision to close its airspace, The Times of Israel reported, citing local media. exhaust duct 12.
Lebanon closed its airspace and halted air traffic late on Saturday after Iran launched a drone attack on Israel, its transport minister said.
“Lebanese airspace is closed to all aircraft… temporarily and as a precaution,” Ali Hamie wrote on
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday evening condemned Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel as “reckless”, adding that Britain would “continue to stand up for Israel’s security”.
“Together with our allies, we are working urgently to stabilize the situation and prevent further escalation. Nobody wants to see any more bloodshed,” Sunak said in a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet is meeting in Tel Aviv, his office said on Sunday, after Iran launched a drone strike on Israel.
“Netanyahu is currently convening the war management cabinet in Tel Aviv’s Kirya,” the prime minister’s office said.
The Iranian drone attack on Israel marks a “serious and dangerous escalation,” Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Sunday.
“We are closely monitoring Iranian killer drones headed to Israel and sent by Iran. This is a serious and dangerous escalation,” Admiral Hagari said.
