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    Iran launches ‘over 200 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles’ towards Israel in first ever direct attack

    by Bel Trew and Andy Gregory Apr 14, 2024 5 minutes
    Source: AP

    Iran has fired a “massive swarm” of more than 200 killer drones as well as ballistic and cruise missiles towards Israel, the Israeli military has said, igniting fears of region-wide war.

    It is Tehran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel’s soil, officials confirmed, which comes amid boiling tensions following the country’s devastating six-month war in Gaza.

    Air raid sirens wailed and explosions lit up the skies over Israel, the occupied West Bank and Jordan overnight Saturday, as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed it launched the attack it has dubbed “Operation True Promise”.

    Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesperson, said together with Israel’s allies and partners across the region they had intercepted the “vast majority” of drones. But some landed inside Israel causing “minor damage” to an Israeli military base and

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