Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack on Jewish state threatens to drag Middle East into regional conflagration
Iran launches attack against Israel – live
Iran has launched “extensive drone strikes” against Israel, the Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack on the Jewish state, moving years of shadow war into the open and putting world capitals on high alert for major escalation as the six-month-old war in Gaza threatens to drag the Middle East into a regional conflagration.
The launch of what are believed to be powerful Iranian-manufactured Shahed drones was confirmed by both the Israeli military and what Iran’s state-linked Press TV described as military sources at about 11pm local time on Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said more than 100 drones had been launched.
