Israel has confirmed the launch but has warned that it will take hours to arrive and that they will be intercepted. Jordan has temporarily closed its airspace.
Iran has attacked Israel with launch of dozens of drones towards its territory passing through Iraqi airspace, as reported by Israeli sources, who added that said drones It will take “several hours” to arrive in the country and that the Israeli Air Force is tracking them in order to intercept them.
Iranian state television has also confirmed the attack. In turn, the United States Government has also confirmed the attack, has said that it will last hours and President Biden is informed at all times.
Israel was already on high alert for a possible attack by Iran to avenge the assassination of seven Iranian commanders in an explosion at the Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier this month.
Today, the Iranians have seized from a cargo ship linked to an Israeli company.
The Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, stated this Saturday that the country has increased its defense capacity “by land, air and sea”, in coordination with partners such as the United States.
In addition, they have published a series of guidelines that will apply from 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Among the measures collected is the suspension of all educational activities and the limitation to 1000 people on gatherings throughout the countryaccording to the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’.
For its part, Jordan has temporarily closed its airspace due to the threat of an attack by Iran on Israel.
Source: Eitb
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