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Israel Attacked by Iran as Mideast Enters Perilous New Phase
- Israel says most of Iran’s missiles, drones were intercepted
- Iran says it retaliated for deadly strike on military leaders
Explosions over the skies of the capital, following the attack from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 14.
Photographer: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu/Getty Images
By
Alisa Odenheimer,
Arsalan Shahla, and
Donato Paolo Mancini
April 14, 2024 at 4:55 AM GMT+8
Updated on
April 14, 2024 at 10:14 AM GMT+8
Iran launched armed drones and missiles against Israel, marking a new and more volatile phase of the Middle East conflict. The attack, in
retaliation for a strike in Syria that killed top Iranian military officers, was the first time Iran has struck Israel from its soil.
Most of the more than 200 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones fired by Iran were intercepted with the help of Israel’s allies before landing, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said early Sunday. He said the only impacts were a 10-year-old girl who was badly injured and minor damage to an army base. Hagari earlier called the attack from Iran “a severe and dangerous escalation.”
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