Iran begins attack against Israel with dozens of drones

This Saturday, Iran launched an attack on Israeli territory using drones in response to the recent incident at the Iranian consulate in Syriawhich is attributed to Israel.

According to Israeli sources, Iran initially launched several drones with the alleged objective of carrying out retaliation for the April 1 operation, in which seven members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

In that sense, Anna Ahronheim, reporter for the Jerusalem Post and specialist in Defense issues, indicated that these Drones would take approximately nine hours to reach Israel and that could be intercepted by various air defense systems and fighter aircraftboth Americans and Israelis.

In the first hours of the conflict it was mentioned that up to 50 drones could have been launched by Iran; However, as it evolved, a count of 283 drones and missiles was reached.

Iraqi security officials confirmed that drones from Iran They were crossing Iraqi airspace heading south. This move reinforced the idea of ​​a possible broader deployment of resources by Iran in the region, raising concerns about a escalation in conflict between the two nations.

Israeli spokesperson confirms drone deployment

A military spokesman confirmed that the Drones launched by Iran would take hours to reach their destination in Israeli territoryand assured that the army was working to intercept them before they reached their objective.

For this reason, urged the population to follow safety instructionsrequesting that, in the event of alarms being activated, citizens seek shelter and remain there for at least 10 minutes after the signals stop.

“Together with our allies, the IDF is operating in full force to defend the State of Israel and the people of Israel. This is a mission that we are determined and willing to fulfill.”

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari on the current Iran attack: pic.twitter.com/sFNkMCqeYJ

— FDI (@FDIonline) April 13, 2024

Likewise, he highlighted the close collaboration with the United States and other allied nations such as the United Kingdom and France to intercept the drones before they reach Israeli airspace, while highlighting that Israel was ready in the face of this eventuality, both in defending like in answer’s capacity.

New waves of Iranian drones

According to former spokesman Gabriel Chocron, it was estimated that Iran launched a second wave of droneswhich raised the number of artifacts to about 100 drones deployed until that moment.

Therefore, Israeli authorities prepared for the possibility of more attacks and the war cabinet was meeting in the underground bunker under the Ministry of Defencecoordinating actions in response to the situation.

Given the support of countries allied with Israel, Iran threatened to respond forcefully to any nation that allowed its enemy to use its territory to launch attacks..

There is no need to take refuge anymore

According to the latest report, the Iranian attack involved a total of 238 drones and missiles. Although some drones were shot down by US systems in Iraqi airspace, most were intercepted by the Israeli air defense system. The Israel Defense Forces reported “minor damage” and one injured girl by shrapnel.

It is brand incidents at first time Iran directly attacks Israeli territorywhich managed to be mostly repelled both outside and inside the airspace of that country, which led Israel to begin raising maximum alert in its territory.

“The matter can be considered concluded”

For his part, the Government of Iran stated that the attack with drones and later with ballistic missilesit was a legitimate response to the bombing of the Zionist regime against its consulate in Syria April 1.

Through his mission to the HIMinvoked the charter of the United Nations, specifically the article 51to justify his attack on Israel as “self defense” and they assure that “the matter can be considered concluded”.

Article 51 states that “No provision of this Charter shall impair the inherent right of self-defense, individual or collective, in the event of an armed attack against a Member of the United Nations, until such time as the Security Council has taken the necessary measures to maintain international peace and security.”

However, he recalled that the attack against his consulate in Damascusleft seven Iranians dead, as well as six Syrians, including several senior officials of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Finally, there is considerable expectation about a possible military response by Israel to the events of this Saturday.