UPDATE – 6: US and UK warplanes shoot down more than 100 drones near Iraq and Syria
UPDATE – 5: Israel using Fighter jets and David Sling, Arrow 2 and 3 air defense systems to intercept hostile drones and missiles. The Royal Jordanian Air Force also intercepted several drones over its airspace
UPDATE – 4: Irani drones and missiles reach the Israeli cities of Jerusalem and Ashkelon, with several antimissile systems activated
UPDATE – 3: Jordan will shoot down all drones flying above its airspace and will also allow Israeli jets to intercept hostile objects passing through Jordan’s air space – King Abdullah of Jordan
UPDATE – 2: Cyber attack on Israel’s power sector, several cities without electricity
UPDATE -1: US and UK warplanes shoot down several Iranian drones near Egypt and Iraq
TEL AVIV (Agencies): Iran has launched drones at Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday night.
It said the wave could take hours to reach Israel.
It comes after days of anticipation that Iran was preparing to attack Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed a top Iranian commander.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country’s defence systems have been deployed and that Israel’s armed forces were ready.
“I established a clear principle – whoever hurts us, we hurt him. We will protect ourselves from any threat and we will do so with coolness and determination,” he said.