Israel says 300 Iranian drones and missiles downed in ‘unprecedented’ overnight attack

• 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.
• Iran's chief of staff of the armed forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, said that Tehran's operation had now concluded and would involve no further actions.
• U.S. President Joe Biden also denounced the Iranian strike on Saturday as "unprecedented" and convened G7 leaders to "coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran's brazen attack," according to a White House statement.  

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 Syrian administration – have engaged militarily with the Jewish state.  

Earlier on Saturday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards had seized a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming a connection to Israel.

Iran's chief of staff of the armed forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, said that Tehran's operation had now concluded and would involve no