The military says it is ready to shoot down the drones once they arrive. Aircraft alarms will sound in the regions under threat. Earlier in the day, Israeli authorities announced that all schools in the country would be closed.
Sources tell the state-controlled Iranian television channel Press TV that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have launched an attack on Israel.
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The White House confirms in one press release that an attack has been launched.
“President Joe Biden has been clear: Our support for Israel’s security is clad in steel. The United States will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense against these Iranian threats,” they write.
Both Jordan and Iraq have closed their airspace. At the same time, several sources told Reuters that “dozens” of drones were seen flying over northeastern Iraq in the direction of Israel.
Biden canceled leave
During yesterday, the United States, among other things, released information about an imminent Iranian attack on Israel. Iran itself has vowed to avenge an attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus last week that it blamed on Israel.
US President Joe Biden, who on Friday called on Iran not to attack Israel, cut short his vacation in Delaware on Saturday and returned to Washington for talks with his national security team.
The text is updated