An emergency meeting of the Military Cabinet at the Israel Defense Forces Headquarters is currently underway. The emergency meeting was held at the Kiriya military base near Tel Aviv, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office said in a statement.
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The Israeli military is on full alert after Ivan launched this over 100 combat drones at the Jewish state.
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Over 100 drones have already been shot down, Israeli media reports. The machines are being destroyed even over Syria and Jordan. The United States is assisting in the downing of the drones.
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More than 100 drones were fired from Iran into Israel within an hour, an Israeli military official said.
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Numerous rockets were also fired.
Israeli television Channel 12 reports that the attack is expected to be most massive around 2 am.
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Against this backdrop, the Israeli foreign minister called for unity.
“We must all maintain our unity as a people and as a country in the face of the great challenges we face. Only together will we win,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
In addition to the drones, Iran also fired three waves of cruise missiles at Israel.
Meanwhile, it became clear that they closed the airspaces in the Middle East
Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, three countries located in the likely flight path of these drones, have closed their airspace.
Iran and Israel have also closed theirs to all but military aircraft.
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