Iran has fired a barrage of missiles and armed drones at Israel in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike in Damascus that killed several senior Iranian commanders, pushing the Middle East closer to a full-blown regional war.
Just before 2am Israeli time, sirens went off in Jerusalem, across southern and northern Israel and in the occupied Golan Heights. Skies over Israel were lit up by incoming missiles and Israeli air defence interceptors.
Daniel Hagari, Israel’s military spokesman, said that in total Iran had fired more than 200 killer drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles at Israel. Speaking at 3am local time, he said that the attack was “ongoing”, but that so far the vast majority of projectiles had been intercepted.
The Israeli paramedic service said a 10 year-old Bedouin girl had been critically wounded in the country’s south. Hagari said that minor damage had been done to an Israeli military base in the south of the country.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed “dozens” of missiles and drones had been launched against Israel. A post published by the account of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on the social media platform X said: “The evil regime shall be punished.”
A US defence official said US forces in the region “continue to shoot down Iranian-launched drones”.
Iran’s mission to the UN said on X that the attack on Israel was in response to the April 1 strike on the Iranian consular building in Damascus. It said “the matt…
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How would you feel if your city was suddenly targeted by hundreds of missiles and drones, knowing that every moment could mean an imminent threat to you and your family?
@9LJQZFJ 2mos2MO
I would be screaming at the government to launch 5 missiles for every one heading into the uk
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Considering the statement that 'the matter can be deemed concluded,' do you believe that retaliatory attacks can effectively end conflicts, or do they perpetuate a cycle of violence?
@9LJSVWD2mos2MO
We need to break the historic stance in retaliation and try to engage with one another through dialogue and peace
@9LJQZFJ 2mos2MO
Both if retaliation is used against military targets it is fair if used against civilian targets it will cause hatred for many years. But terrorist hiding under places like hospitals and schools shouldn't be allowed
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How do you perceive the roles of international bodies and countries not directly involved in such conflicts, and what actions, if any, do you think they should take to prevent or mitigate these situations?
@9LJQZFJ 2mos2MO
If you have an alliance you should honour it, if not stay out of someone else's politics.
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Do you believe that any nation or group has the right to launch attacks in retaliation, and under what circumstances, if any, would such actions be justified?
@9LJQZFJ 2mos2MO
Israel has the duty and the right to decide for itself how to defend there own people just as the uk dose
