Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on April 14 that Israel would win after intercepting a series of Iranian missiles and drones, according to Reuters. "We stopped, we repelled, together we will win," Netanyahu wrote on social network X.
Additionally, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel had repelled the first large wave of Iranian missile and UAV launches targeting Israel, but the confrontation was not over.
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Later, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that Iran had launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel in the attack, but 99% of them were shot down, according to Reuters. Speaking on television, Hagari called Iran's actions "very serious" and said Tehran was "pushing the region towards escalation."
Mr. Hagari added that the Israeli armed forces remained fully operational and were discussing further options.
Objects seen in the sky over Jerusalem after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel on April 14.
Additionally, Israeli media reported that no UAVs or cruise missiles entered Israeli airspace and most of the ballistic missiles were shot down outside Israeli airspace, according to The Times of Israel .
According to the Ynet news site, about 20 cruise missiles were shot down near the Israeli border. The US, UK and Jordan also helped shoot down many UAVs.
A senior Israeli source was quoted by Channel 12 as saying that "Iran's attack was a strategic failure." The source added: "Now they (Iran) may be in a state of readiness and cannot sleep."
Meanwhile, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported that Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel earlier in the day dealt "heavy blows" to an Israeli air base in the Negev desert.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has confirmed that a drone and missile attack is underway against Israel in retaliation for the attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus (Syria) on April 1, which killed seven Iranian officers, according to AFP.
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