Leader Online Desk: Iran carried out a drone attack on Israel on Saturday night. More than 200 missiles and drones have been fired at Israel. Including killer drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. Missiles have caused heavy damage to Israel's military bases. The Iranian army issued a statement and named this attack as 'Operation True Promise'.
Israel attacked Iran's consulate in Damascus on April 1. In which seven officers including two senior Iranian commanders were killed. Iran had said that it would take revenge for this attack. Iran attacked Israel at midnight on Saturday. A spokesman for the Israeli army, the IDF, said that an Iranian attack had damaged a military base in southern Israel. Israel has shot down most of these missiles through the Aero aerial defense system. After the attack, the Israeli army activated its air defense system. Army has been put on high alert.
Israel has called an emergency meeting of the UNSC. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden have also discussed on the phone. The current situation was discussed between the two leaders. The United Nations has also called an emergency meeting today. Meanwhile, Iran is likely to launch more missile attacks on Israel in the next few hours.
America came to the aid of Iran
Many countries of the world are engulfed in war. While the Russia-Ukraine war has been going on for more than two years, Hamas and Israel have been at war for the past six months. Now a war is also starting between Iran and Israel. Iran attacked Israel with drones and missiles on Saturday. After this, the tension between the two arch enemy countries has reached a peak. Israeli army is responding to Iran. At the same time, America is also supporting its friendly country. The US military is said to be shooting down drones fired by Iran towards Israel.
A senior US defense official said, 'The US military will continue to destroy Iranian drones targeting Israel. Our troops are deployed to provide additional security support and protect US forces operating in the region,' he said.
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