Iran has begun its retaliatory attack on Israel by launching drones towards government sites. The U.S. and Israel are coordinating a defense plan to intercept the drones.
The Biden administration expects Iran will also launch dozens of cruise missiles and ballistic missiles targeting Israel i government sites, not civilians or religious sites, a U.S. official said.
"Our defensive and offensive capabilities are at the highest level of readiness ahead of this large-scale attack from Iran," Hagari continued."Together with our partners, the Israel Defense Forces is operating at full-force to defend the state of Israel and the people of Israel.
"Our defense systems are deployed, we are prepared for any scenario, both in defense and attack," Netanyahu said."The state of Israel is strong, the IDF is strong, the public is strong." When news broke that Iran had launched a retaliatory attack on Israel, some users on the social media platform X uploaded misleading videos, including footage from previous drone attacks or imagery from video games.
The official said the administration expects Israeli government facilities to be targeted but not civilian or religious sites. U.S. assets in the region are also not expected to be targeted, the official said. The IDF is operating on"a pre-prepared action plan," the official said, adding that the idea is to intercept the drones before they reach Israel but that they will intercept the drones over Israel if necessary.Members of the House and Senate intelligence committees had classified information made available to them last week on Iran’s plans to strike Israel, two congressional officials told NBC News.
"Iran has once again demonstrated that it is intent on sowing chaos in its own backyard," Sunak added. Travelers should check with airlines and on the Airports Authority website regarding new flight times, according to the spokesperson, who said they will continue to provide updates as the situation develops.El Al has canceled 15 flights, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed to NBC News. The canceled flights were mainly from Europe to Israel.
The administration’s expectation is Iran will launch more than 100 drones, dozens of cruise missiles and dozens of ballistic missiles targeting Israeli government sites, not civilians or religious sites, one of the officials said. He said Israelis will be given updates and be notified of any changes in the situation from the IDF and the Home Front Command.
Earlier today, Biden was briefed on the matter by national security adviser Jake Sullivan and principal deputy national security adviser Jon Finer, according to the White House.
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