Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a series of drone and missile attacks on Israel, potentially escalating tensions between the two countries. The US has pledged to back Israel in response to the attack.
JERUSALEM/DUBAI - Iran 's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel late on Saturday, an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies, with the US pledging to back Israel . Israel 's military said more than 100 drones, which Iraqi security sources said were seen flying over the country from Iran , would take hours to reach their targets. Israel i Channel 12 said some had been shot down over Syria or Jordan.
Israel's military said sirens would sound in any threatened areas and that its defenses were poised to deal with the drones, which it said were "explosive"."We are used to having around 20 seconds to get to shelters when missiles come in. Here, the warning comes hours ahead of time. It naturally raises the anxiety level among the Israeli public," said Nir Dvori, a Channel 12 TV correspondent on social media.
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