Iran Launches Drone Attack on Israel in Retaliation for Embassy Bombing
Chris Menahan
Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel on Saturday night local time and they’re expected to reach Israeli airspace in “several hours,” Axios reports.
The attack was launched in retaliation for Israel assassinated a high-ranking Iranian Brigadier General and 15 others in an airstrike on an Iranian embassy building in Syria on April 1.
#BREAKING The moment a drone was launched towards the Zionist occupation as part of the Iranian attack. pic.twitter.com/ylnqrCme9Z
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) April 13, 2024
Unconfirmed video showing the sound of Iranian drones flying over Iraq on their way to “Israel”pic.twitter.com/aNbhMuPSou
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) April 13, 2024
“Bye suckers”
— Netanyahu pic.twitter.com/OH5M6JHV84— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 13, 2024
From Axios, “Iran launched drone attack on Israel”:
Iran launched dozens of drones against Israel on Saturday night local time, four U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios.
Why it matters: It is the first time Iran launched an attack from its soil against Israel. It’s unclear what the targets are.
– U.S. officials are concerned an Israeli retaliation against Iran will lead to another regional escalation.
– The Biden administration has vowed to help Israel counter the Iranian attack.
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– A senior Israeli official says the Iranian attack includes “hundreds of attack drones.”
– Two Israeli officials told Axios the plan is to intercept many of the drones outside Israeli airspace with the help of the U.S. and other countries.
Israel’s attack on Iran’s embassy was likely a plot to drag America into a war with Iran, which Israel has been lobbying for for decades.
