Projectiles from Iran intercepted by Israel fly through the sky above Jerusalem, on Oct. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing) JERUSALEM/TEHRAN, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said in a statement on Tuesday that Iran fired about 100 missiles at Israel in the evening. Some of the missi...
Iran's mission to the United Nations (UN) said Saturday that the attack on Israel "can be deemed concluded." (Xinhua/Shadati)
Before Iran’s attack, Israel had landed a series ofdevastating blowsin recent weeks against the leadership of Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. It then ratcheted up the pressure on the militant group — which has been firing rockets into Israel sincethe war in Gazabegan — by launching what ...
Air raid sirens and loud booms sounded across Israel Saturday evening after Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones at the country in a retaliatory attack, but Israeli officials said the assault was almost entirely thwarted by air defense systems and with the help of the U.S. and ...
Israel's first priority is to intercept as many of the drones and missiles as possible. It has had days to prepare. The country has a multi-layered missile-defence system and has deployed its entireair forceto intercept the attack, with dozens of aircraft now in the air. Neighbouring Jordan...
The U.S. must take heed of the lessons learned in April, particularly the high cost of employing our aging, albeit effective, defense systems. Even though a second attack on the same scale as in April has not yet materialized, the U.S. and Israel must be prepared for any eventuality. ...
Israel's top ally the United States also urged caution and calm. "We don't want to see this escalate," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told NBC. After the attack, US President Joe Biden reaffirmed W...
Israel might attack Iran's nuclear facilities, oil infrastructure and some military centers or seek to assassinate a number of Iranian officials and figures involved in the military, security and defense areas, said Seyed Reza Sadr al-Hosseini, an expert on West Asia issues. ...
* Israel has been on high alert over the past few days following Iranian threats to retaliate for an airstrike on the Iranian consular building in Damascus, capital of Syria, on April 1, which killed seven Iranians, including two military commanders. Iran blames the attack on Israel. * After...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's foreign minister threatened Wednesday that his country's forces would strike Iran directly if the Islamic Republic launched an attack from its territory against Israel.