Iran has launched waves of drones and missiles to attack Israel that are set to hit within hours, after Israel announced it was closing all schools amid fears of an upcoming attack from the rogue state.
Dozens of drones were seen flying from Iran over neighbouring Iraq‘s Sulaymaniya province, according to three security sources. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said via state media that it had ‘launched extensive drone strikes against targets in occupied territories.’
The IRGC added via state media: ‘The aerospace unit of the Revolutionary Guards has attacked targets in Israel with dozens of drones and missiles in reaction to the Zionist regime’s crimes, including the attack on the consulate section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus and martyring our commanders and military advisers in Syria.’
Israel said tonight that its airspace was shutting down at 12:30am local time. Iraq also announced it was shutting down its airspace and suspending all air traffic on Saturday from 11:30pm local time to 5:30am tomorrow.
Iranian media reported that a second wave of drones has been launched, though details of where they currently are aren’t yet known. It is not known if a second wave of cruise missile has been launched.
The IDF’s spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said it would take several hours for the drones to arrive in Israel, adding that sirens would be sounded in threatened areas.
He said that the Iranian attack was a ‘a severe and dangerous escalation’ in tensions, adding: “Our defensive and offensive capabilities are at the highest level of readiness ahead of this large-scale attack from Iran.”
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