Iran has launched hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles. Iran says with this attack, it considers the matter concluded, and any Israeli response will be met with severe retaliation. Iran also tells the US to stay away and that if any regional nation is used to launch the Israeli response, they will be targeted, too.
Israel claims to have intercepted 99% of Iranian response, and the IDF says citizens no longer need to stay near shelters, suggesting the Iranian attack is over. They were helped by UK and US fighter jets in other countries. Israel says it will give “an unprecedented response”. Israel has told the US what their response will consist of.
UN Security Council to meet at 4 PM Eastern Time, Sunday. As of now, it seems all drones and missiles have been intercepted/hit their targets. The impact on Israel has been extremely minor, with minimal casualties and zero fatalities. A military target seems to have been hit. Now we wait for Israel’s response.
Hopefully, that too is similarly limited and the situation calms down.
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Per randos on Twitter, drones will reach in a few hours. It’s not missiles or anything more substantial…yet (and hopefully never).
Edit - Hopefully, this is the only response. I can’t stand the people cheering for this or wanting further escalation. Millions will die. I have no idea what Israel will do in retaliation for this retaliation. I don’t even have any hopes they’ll not respond. I just don’t know.
I am thankful that I spent a decade writing novels that specifically specialize in the difference between a protagonist and a “good guy.” Now I can conceptualize of someone with different, perhaps antagonistic goals to my own without believing that they are evil and out to get me. I guess I’ve been taking the ability for granted and calling the lack of ability a deficiency.
I pray for Iran’s swift return to peace after the horrifying attack on their embassy and, of course, a free Palestine. What a heartbreaking and terrible situation.