The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Eyewitness News reporter Josh Einiger reports from Israel as New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan visits the region this week.Stream New York's #1 news - Accuweather - original content 24/7Booms and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem early Sunday after Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East ever closer to a regionwide war.
"We are monitoring the threat," the Israeli military's spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, announced in a nationwide television address. there's deep concern that an Iranian retaliatory strike against Israel -- and the possible Israeli response -- will widen this war. "The evil regime will be punished", Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement on X."The extensive drone operation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against targets in the occupied territories has started a few minutes ago," the banner said.A U.S. official has confirmed Israel's announcement that Iran's retaliatory strike has begun.
Military sources confirmed to ABC News that Iran has more than 100 missiles ready for an attack. President Joe Biden says he expects a strike on Israel to happen sooner than later.President Joe Biden cut short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach house and was returning to the White House on Saturday to meet with his national security team and monitor the situation in the Middle East as Iranian launched an attack against Israel.
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