️Middle East Escalation: Iran hits Israel with drones, and rockets overnight in a first-time direct confrontation

️Middle East Escalation: Iran hits Israel with drones, and rockets overnight in a first-time direct confrontation

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- Some 200 drones, ballistic, and cruise missiles were fired at Israel by Iran as “retaliation” to an airstrike that killed two generals earlier this month in Syria. The majority was intercepted outside the country’s airspace, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said.

- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that his country will stand strong against Iranian attack: “Whoever harms us, we will harm them.”

- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed that the “Zionist regime will be punished,” while Tehran’s Permanent Mission to the UN warned the US should not get involved.

- US President Biden has said that Washington’s Israel policy is “ironclad,” his support was echoed by UK PM Sunak, and Germany’s Chancellor Scholz.

- Israel also called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to address the attacks from Iran - which also ...
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