Iran launched a massive attack on Israel in response to a suspected Israeli strike in Syria. Israel claims to have eliminated 99% of the threats. The US President denounces the attack and calls for a united diplomatic response.
Israel said it identified 300"threats of various types" and eliminated"99%" of those bound for Israel i soil, according to an update from an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.
Iran rained a deluge of drones and missiles on Israel on Saturday night in response to a suspected Israeli strike that killed top Iranian officials in Syria, in a deep escalation of Middle East tensions., Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. He said a 10-year-old girl was"severely injured by shrapnel" but reported no additional casualties, adding that"several launches" were also made toward Israel from Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon.
Iran's chief of staff of the armed forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, said that Tehran's operation had now concluded and would involve no further actions, in comments The European Union has blasted Tehran's offensive:"The EU strongly condemns the unacceptable Iranian attack against Israel," EU High Representative Josep BorrellU.S. President Joe Biden also denounced the Iranian strike on Saturday as"unprecedented" and asked to convene G7 leaders to"coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran's brazen attack,"
But the U.S. – alongside the U.K. and France, according to Israeli military – intervened to mitigate last night's Iranian attack and the assault could reignite urgency to pass a key $95 billion bill including funding for Israel and Ukraine, which has passed the Senate but stagnated on Republican opposition in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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