Sunak confirms RAF helped shoot down 330 drones fired at Israel by Iran - live
Rishi Sunak confirmed that RAF jets helped shoot down some of the 330 Iranian drones and missiles launched at Israel overnight.
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Rishi Sunak confirmed that RAF jets helped shoot down some of the 330 Iranian drones and missiles launched at Israel overnight.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden lauded American forces who helped Israel down “nearly all” of the drones and missiles fired by Iran and vowed to coordinate a global response to Tehran’s unprecedented attack. The Pentagon said U.S. forces intercepted “dozens of missiles” and drones launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen that were headed toward Israel.
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. Israel said it identified 300 "threats of various types" and eliminated "99%" of those bound for Israeli soil, according to an update from an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, 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. Last night marked the first instance of a direct attack on Israel from Iranian territory. Iran-backed factions – such as Palestinian militant group Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah, Yemeni Houthi and Bashar al-Assad's Syr
Iran, through its United Nations mission in New York, issued a statement that appeared to offer Israel a way to prevent further escalation if it considers the conflict "concluded."
Iran has fired more than 100 explosive drones toward Israel igniting fears of region-wide war.
President Joe Biden cut a weekend trip short and returned to the White House as reports indicate Iran launched dozens of drones towards Israel set to arrive in a matter of hours.
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