Israel intercepts Iranian drones and missiles launched in retaliation for Syria strike
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00:00 The sound of sirens pierced the night sky as the moment everyone had been fearing finally
00:06 arrived in the early hours of Sunday morning, an Iranian missile strike on Israeli territory.
00:13 The attack was confirmed in a televised address.
00:18 Last night Iran launched an attack against Israel and launched more than 300 threats
00:23 of various kinds.
00:25 The Iranian threat made the air and technological superiority of the IDF combined with a strong
00:31 fighting coalition that together intercepted the vast majority of the threats.
00:36 The attack marks the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite
00:42 decades of hostility between the two.
00:45 Iran had vowed revenge since in April the first airstrike in Syria killed two Iranian
00:50 generals inside a consular building in Damascus, which they blamed on Israel.
00:55 For his part, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to US President Joe Biden early on Sunday.
01:02 Shortly after the conversation, Biden confirmed that US forces had helped to take down nearly
01:07 all of the drones and missiles fired by Iran, adding that he had reaffirmed his "iron-clad"
01:13 support to Israel and Netanyahu.
01:16 Shortly after the strikes, the office of the Iranian ambassador to the UN posted on social
01:21 media warning against US involvement.
01:25 The matter can be deemed concluded.
01:27 However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran's response will be considerably
01:32 more severe.
01:34 It is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the US must stay
01:39 away.
01:41 In the Iranian capital, hundreds took to the streets to celebrate the attack.
01:46 Also on Sunday, Iran's allies, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Yemeni Houthi rebels carried
01:52 out their own anti-Israeli attacks.