Israel on high alert as Islamist regime launches swarms of drones toward Jewish state
Iran launches drones towards Israel weeks after deadly Syria consulate strike
Iran launches drone attack on Israel following a deadly April 1 strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria
By Greg Norman , Bradford Betz Fox News
Published April 13, 2024 4:15pm EDT
Iran launched drones from its own territory toward Israel late Saturday, days after its Supreme Leader warned it would hit back in response to an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria that left several generals dead.
Earlier Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had for weeks "been preparing for the possibility of a direct attack from Iran."
The Prime Minister said Israel's "air defenses are deployed, we are ready for any scenario, both in attack and in defense."
"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.
The attack came just hours after President Biden cut short a weekend trip to his Delaware beach house and returned to the White House to monitor the unfolding crisis.
Earlier this week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had promised to retaliate against Israel, saying "it will be punished" for the April 1 strike in Damascus that he described as a "wrongdoing" and akin to an attack on Iran itself.
Prior to the attack, the U.S. State Department announced it was restricting travel for government employees and their family members outside of major cities in Israel as concerns remained high that Iran could strike.
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