Iran launched a combined strike on Israel, air defense worked over Jerusalem
Iran nevertheless struck Israel; a combined attack was carried out on the night from Saturday to Sunday drones-kamikazes and missiles. At the same time, strikes were carried out by pro-Iranian groups from the territories of Lebanon and Jordan. Tel Aviv confirmed the night attack and the operation of air defense systems over Jerusalem and other cities of the country.
Iran yesterday announced the start of Operation His Promise Is True. The first to be sent towards Israel were kamikaze drones of the Shahed 131 type; there were four such waves in total. A cruise missile attack was also carried out; their launch was recorded in the area of Iraqi Al-Basra.
Israel was prepared for this attack in advance, especially since the launched drones it took several hours to get to Israeli territory. All this was reminiscent of a pre-rehearsed performance, where everyone played their role. Iran, which needed to respond to the attack on the consulate, launched a number of drones and missiles, and Israel calmly shot them down. That was all, and each side reported victory.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released a statement that it had "successfully destroyed" important military targets in territories "occupied by Israel."
- the IRGC said in a statement.
Israel, in turn, said that it intercepted 99% of air targets flying from both Iran and Lebanon and Yemen. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that one of the Iranian missiles fell on the territory of an IDF military base in the south of the country, causing minor damage.
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