Iran launches more than 200 drones and cruise missiles at Israel in a retaliatory attack against Israel.

By Ruzeki, Shadoww News 

April 14, 2024 

Iran has invoked Article 51 of the UN Charter to justify its retaliatory attack on Israel. The provision grants countries the right to self-defence if they come under attack. 

Iranian officials have said their response to Israel’s attack on their Damascus consulate will be precise and limited. And that is what we have seen this evening in the operation dubbed “True Promise” by the Revolutionary Guard. 

Here's what we know about Iran’s attacks on Israel: 

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) said it fired hundreds of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation to Israel’s deadly attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1. 

Iran’s military response marked its first direct attack on Israeli territory and began on Saturday night at around 20:00 GMT. 

Explosions were heard in cities across Israel, including Tel Aviv and West Jerusalem, and air raid sirens sounded in more than 720 locations as Israeli forces sought to shoot down the Iranian projectiles. 

The Israeli military later said Iran launched more than “200 killer drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles” at Israel and that the vast majority of the projectiles were intercepted outside the country’s borders, with help from the US and UK forces. 

The IDF added that a “small number of hits were identified”, including at a base in southern Israel, “where minor damage was caused to infrastructure”. According to Israeli military, there were no reports of major fatalities. 

Israel’s Home Front Command lifted its order for Israelis to stay near bomb shelters in the early hours of Sunday, at around 00:00 GMT. 

With the attack, Iran’s mission to the UN said it considered the matter of Israel’s raid on its consulate in Syria concluded and warned of a considerably more severe response should the Israeli regime make another mistake. 

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting requested by Israel later on Sunday. 

Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel have temporarily closed their airspace while several airlines suspended flights in the region. 

The US president issued a statement on Iran’s attacks against Israel, shortly after speaking on the phone with Netanyahu, saying he condemns the assault “in the strongest possible terms”. 

Joe Biden said that US forces deployed to the region helped Israel take down “nearly all of the incoming drones and missiles” and reaffirmed Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its ally’s security.