Israel says "very little damage" from Iranian missile and drone attack
Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran in an overnight assault were downed by its air defenses, with help from its allies.
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Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran in an overnight assault were downed by its air defenses, with help from its allies.
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Israel's military says that on Saturday Iran launched more than 200 drones, cruise and ballistic missiles towards Israeli territory, the vast majority of which were intercepted. The assault – a retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier this month – is the most serious escalation in an already unstable Middle East. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports the latest from Tel Aviv.
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Israel intercepted more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles on Saturday night with the help of key allies, including the U.S. Despite Israel saying it intercepted 99% of the incoming projectiles, Israel is still weighing its response but former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Alon Pinkas told CBS News that President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night not to retaliate. Debora Patta reports.
This week on "Face the Nation," as the world waits for what Israel's response will be after the Israel Defense Forces said it intercepted more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles, President Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. John Kirby, White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, joins Margaret Brennan, along with House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Rep. Michael McCaul.
Explosions and loud booms echoed throughout parts of Israel following Iran's retaliatory strike that began Saturday night. The IDF says the vast majority of the missiles have been intercepted. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Samantha Vinograd report.
President Biden is meeting with national security advisers and top administration officials at the White House after Iran launched drones toward Israel in a retaliatory attack Friday. The U.S. military shot down some of the drones Iran sent toward Israel. CBS News' Natalie Brand has more from the White House.
Air sirens sounded and aerial defense operations were in place in Bethlehem and Jerusalem after Iranian drones were launched Saturday evening toward Israel. U.S. forces in the Middle East have shot down some of the Iranian-launched drones, two U.S. officials told CBS News. Charles Faint, the deputy editorial director for the Modern War Institute at West Point, joins CBS News with more on how Israel could respond to the attacks.
Iran launched drones toward Israel Saturday night in a retaliatory attack after an April 1 Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. CBS News' Weijia Jiang, Imtiaz Tyab, Margaret Brennan and Natalie Brand report.
The Israel Defense Forces and U.S. officials say a drone attack launched from Iranian territory is on its way to Israel, but it may take hours for the drones to reach their targets if they're not shot down first. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab, Olivia Gazis and national security contributor Sam Vinograd have more.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West, particularly after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria.
Iran on Saturday evening launched drones toward Israel, the Israeli military said. In a statement, Israel Defense Forces said that Iran launched unmanned aerial vehicles "from within its territory toward Israel." CBS News' Natalie Brand has more.
Saturday's attack by Iranian drones and missiles poses the latest challenge to Israel's multilayered air-defense system.
Air raid sirens are sounding across parts of Israel following Iran's retaliatory attack on Saturday night. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv.
U.S. officials confirm a drone attack has been launched from Iranian territory against Israel. CBS News' Margaret Brennan reports the White House is expecting the initial wave of drones to be one part of a larger attack that could last hours.
The White House expects the Iranian attack against Israel to stretch out over hours, Margaret Brennan reports, and the impact could be judged based on how strong Israel's air defenses prove to be, and if there are any casualties.
Iran on Saturday launched a retaliatory attack, sending a swarm of drones toward Israel. The attack is in response to an Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, earlier this month. Israel has deployed all of its air defense systems, closed its air space, and its war cabinet has convened to monitor the situation. Debora Patta has the latest from Tel Aviv.
The U.S., U.K. and other allies are vowing to support Israel in its defense against a drone attack launched by Iran. CBS News contributor Robert Berger and Andrew Boyd, former chief of operations in the CIA's Counterterrorism Mission Center, break down how Israel and its allies are responding.
CBS News contributor Andrew Boyd, former chief of operations in the CIA's Counterterrorism Mission Center, weighs in on the preparations and potential responses to Iran's drone attack on Israel on Saturday night. The attack is likely to unfold over several hours and Boyd says it could be followed by further escalation.
IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says Israel is "closely monitoring Iranian killer drones that are en route to Israel, sent by Iran. This is a severe and dangerous escalation." U.S. officials have confirmed a drone attack has been launched from Iranian territory.
Iran has launched a drone attack toward Israel, the Israeli military said Saturday evening. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) vowed to protect the country and ordered changes to its defensive guidelines, closing schools and limiting crowded gatherings. CBS News contributor Robert Berger and foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab are following the latest developments.
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