Following the retaliatory attack by Iran, the Israeli army claimed that no fewer than 300 drones and missiles were launched by Iran towards Israel in its unprecedented attack overnight, injuring at least 12 people.
According to a statement by an Israeli spokesman on Sunday, “Last night Iran fired over 300 ballistic missiles, UAVs and cruise missiles towards Israel,” military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a televised statement, revising an earlier figure of more than 200 launches.
Hagari added that 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles were launched, none of which entered Israeli territory, and that 110 ballistic missiles were also fired, and few of them reached Israel.
In a separate statement, the Israeli military said that “dozens of surface-to-surface missile launches” were identified, with the majority intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory.
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Israel-Hamas war: Iran launches direct drone attack against Israel
The army on Saturday, in a significant escalation of the long-running covert war between the regional foes that threatened to overshadow the conflict in Gaza, announced that Israel is coming under direct attack from Iran.
According to reports, Iran had constantly threatened Israel of its planned retaliation strike over a deadly April 1 air attack on its Damascus consular building. In contrast, Washington had repeatedly warned in recent days that the reprisals were imminent.
“Iran launched UAVs from its territory towards the territory of the state of Israel,” military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement.