The vast majority of missiles launched from Iran were intercepted outside Israel’s borders. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) published this statement on the night of Sunday, April 14. Only a small number of rockets reached Israeli territory, the military indicated.
The IDF admitted hitting a military base in southern Israel. The infrastructure of this facility “suffered minor damage,” the army noted. Earlier, the Israeli portal Ynet, citing senior Israeli officials, wrote that Israel and its allies managed to intercept 99 percent of cruise missiles and drones launched Iran. More than 200 missiles and drones were involved in the attack, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
Houthi and Hezbollah attacks
In addition to Iran, Yemen’s Houthis carried out drone strikes on Israel, according to data from the Ambrey company, which deals with maritime security. In addition, the radical Shiite movement Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, fired missiles at the Golan Heights.
Meanwhile, the Israeli medical service Magen David Adom reported the first casualty as a result Iranian attack. It turned out to be a 10-year-old girl from a Bedouin city in southern Israel. She received shrapnel wounds, The Times of Israel writes that she was hospitalized.
Media: Jordan and the United States helped Israel shoot down Iranian drones
In repelling attacks by Iranian drones flying towards Israel, Jordanian fighters and US forces participated, the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel and the American TV channel ABC News reported earlier, citing unnamed interlocutors. Yes, fighters Jordanian Air Force managed to destroy dozens of Iranian droneswhich were heading towards Jerusalem, noted interlocutors of The Times of Israel from representatives of the security sector in the region. In addition, UAVs launched by Tehran were intercepted near the border of Iraq and Syria, the publication indicated, without naming their number.
In turn, one of the US officials, speaking to ABC News about the destruction of Iranian drones, did not give their number, but noted that Washington “has many opportunities in the region.” As several major American media outlets wrote at once, the country’s Ministry of Defense does not yet intend to comment on publications about US involvement in the destruction of Iranian drones. At the same time, one of the Pentagon officials told The New York Times that the US military shot down drones aimed at Israel due to Washington’s “iron commitment” to protecting the security of this state.
Attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria
Tensions in the region began to escalate after an airstrike hit the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1. The attack killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two generals. Tehran held Israel responsible for the strike, and Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened to “punish” Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is ready for any response. “Whoever harms us or plans to harm us, we will harm them,” he warned.
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2024-04-14 01:40:30
