That escalated quickly ....
Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles,
99% of which were interceptedBooms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched
hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented
revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. A military
spokesman said the launches numbered more than 300 but 99% of them were
intercepted.
Calling the outcome “a very significant strategic success,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari
said Iran fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic
missiles. Of those, several ballistic missiles reached Israeli territory, causing minor
damage to an air base.
Rescuers said a 7-year-old girl in a Bedouin Arab town was seriously wounded in
southern Israel, apparently in a missile strike, though they said police were still
investigating the circumstances of her injuries.
In Washington, President Joe Biden said U.S. forces helped Israel down “nearly all”
the drones and missiles and pledged to convene allies to develop a unified response.
The Iranian attack, less than two weeks after a suspected Israeli strike in Syria
that killed two Iranian generals in an Iranian consular building, marked the first time
Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity
dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
https://www.fox19.com/2024/04/13/israel-says-iran-launched-number-drones-toward-it-that-will-take-hours-arrive/Iran issued a statement through their UN delegation saying (1) the attack was in
defense of the nation of Iran after Israel attacked their facility in Syria, and (2) they consider the situation now resolved, so there's no need for Israel to do the same.
I don't think Iran gets to decide when a fight is over, especially after such a large scale attack on a civilian population.
Also, nobody in Israeli government or military has claimed responsibility for the Syria attack. For all we know, Hamas, Hezbollah, or Iran attacked their own people in Syria to claim provocation. Iran, likewise, has offered no proof as to the identity of the attackers there.
Biden says the US won't be conducting operations on Iranian soil, but they did use our military resources to assist Israel in downing dozens of missiles and drones.
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