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Hezbollah said it launched dozens of [[Katyusha rocket launcher|Katyusha rockets]] at an Israeli air defense site in the [[Golan Heights]]. The group said the attack took place shortly after midnight local time.<ref name="Hez"/>
Hezbollah said it launched dozens of [[Katyusha rocket launcher|Katyusha rockets]] at an Israeli air defense site in the [[Golan Heights]]. The group said the attack took place shortly after midnight local time.<ref name="Hez"/>


At around 2:00 am local time, explosions were heard in [[Jerusalem]], while air raid sirens sounded across Israel, the [[West Bank]], and the [[Dead Sea]]. It is unknown whether the explosions were interceptions by the [[Iron Dome]] or missile strikes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-13 |title=US says it has downed some Iran-launched attack drones en route to Israel |url=https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Dimona]], which is home to [[Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center|a nuclear facility]], were also targeted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blasts heard above Israel after Iran launches drone attack – live |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/13/iran-launches-drone-attack-against-israel |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> A 10-year-old Bedouin child was seriously wounded due to a strike in the [[Arad, Israel|Arad]] area.<ref name="detaly">{{Cite web|url=https://detaly.co.il/pervaya-krov-vo-vremya-iranskogo-obstrela-tyazhelo-ranen-malchik/|title=Первая кровь: во время иранского обстрела тяжело ранен мальчик|date=13 April 2024|website=Детали}}</ref><ref name=Arad/>
At around 2:00 am local time, explosions were heard in [[Jerusalem]], while air raid sirens sounded across Israel, the [[West Bank]], and the [[Dead Sea]]. It is unknown whether the explosions were interceptions by the [[Iron Dome]] or missile strikes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-13 |title=US says it has downed some Iran-launched attack drones en route to Israel |url=https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Dimona]], which is home to [[Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center|a nuclear facility]], were also targeted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blasts heard above Israel after Iran launches drone attack – live |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/13/iran-launches-drone-attack-against-israel |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> A 10-year-old Bedouin girl was seriously wounded due to a strike in the [[Arad, Israel|Arad]] area.<ref name="detaly">{{Cite web|url=https://detaly.co.il/pervaya-krov-vo-vremya-iranskogo-obstrela-tyazhelo-ranen-malchik/|title=Первая кровь: во время иранского обстрела тяжело ранен мальчик|date=13 April 2024|website=Детали}}</ref><ref name=Arad/>


According to ''[[Tasnim News Agency]]'', one of the primary targets was the airbase from which Israel launched the attack on the Iranian consulate.<ref>{{cite news |title=فیلمهای اصابت موشک‌ها و پهپادهای ایران به سرزمین‌های اشغالی - تسنیم |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1403/01/26/3067902/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C |work=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |language=fa}}</ref> Other targets include the [[Ramon Airbase]] south of Israel.<ref>{{cite news |title=آتش‌سوزی گسترده در نقب اسرائیل به دنبال اصابت موشک‌های ایران - تسنیم |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1403/01/26/3067905/%D8%A2%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 |work=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |language=fa}}</ref>
According to ''[[Tasnim News Agency]]'', one of the primary targets was the airbase from which Israel launched the attack on the Iranian consulate.<ref>{{cite news |title=فیلمهای اصابت موشک‌ها و پهپادهای ایران به سرزمین‌های اشغالی - تسنیم |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1403/01/26/3067902/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C |work=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |language=fa}}</ref> Other targets include the [[Ramon Airbase]] south of Israel.<ref>{{cite news |title=آتش‌سوزی گسترده در نقب اسرائیل به دنبال اصابت موشک‌های ایران - تسنیم |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1403/01/26/3067905/%D8%A2%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 |work=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |language=fa}}</ref>

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2024 Iranian strikes against Israel
Part of the 2024 Israel–Iran conflict, Iran–Israel proxy conflict, Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war, and Israel–Hamas war
Date13 April 2024 – present[8]
Location
Israel
Status

Ongoing

Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Units involved

General Staff[9]

 Israel Defense Forces

Strength
Casualties and losses
At least 1 civilian wounded[11]

On 13 April 2024, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in coordination with Iranian-led militant groups[1][2] launched an attack on Israel codenamed Operation True Promise[12] (Persian: وعده صادق, romanized: va'de-ye sadeq)[13] using drones, cruise and ballistic missiles.[8] The attacks were launched in response to the Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus on 1 April.[14] This is the first direct military confrontation between the two countries since the beginning of the Iran–Israel conflict.

Background

Main articles: Israel–Hamas war, Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present), and Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus

On 7 October 2023, Hamas, a militant organization with support from Iran, carried out an attack in southern Israel, resulting in the deaths of 1,200 individuals.[15] Israel responded by launching the ongoing Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 33,000 people so far, during which Iran has accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians of Gaza.[16][17]

After 7 October, the Iranian-backed proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon began attacking northern Israel.[18] There have been over 4,400 violent incidents recorded between Hezbollah and Israel since the start of the war,[19] and approximately 100,000 Israelis have been evacuated from northern Israel since the beginning of the conflict.[20]

On 1 April 2024, the Iranian consulate annex building adjacent to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, was struck by an Israeli airstrike, killing 16 people, including Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior Quds Force commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and seven other IRGC officers. Soon after the attack, Iran vowed revenge,[21] with reports suggesting this as a potential motive for the airstrike.[22] Iran claimed the building was part of the embassy compound, while Israel maintained it was a building used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and located outside the fenced compound of the embassy.[23][24] Many countries and international organizations condemned the attack. The United States denied involvement or prior knowledge.[25]

In the weeks preceding the attack, the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom all warned Iran not to attack Israel, and claimed that such an attack would be a major escalation and could lead to a military response by the West against Iran.[26][27][28] Iran was warned by Israel that such an attack could lead to a direct Israeli military response on Iranian soil.[29] Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait have reportedly[according to whom?] taken steps to prevent the US from using its bases in their territories for a possible attack against Iran.[30][31] Iran threatened to attack United States military bases if it intervened and defended Israel in early April 2024.[32][33]

Events

13 April

Iran launched a drone and missile attack targetting Israel on the evening of 13 April 2024.[34][35][36] The attack consisted of 'dozens of drones' according to Israeli and US officials[34][37][38][39] and several ballistic missiles according to Iranian news agency IRNA.[36] Israeli officials estimated that around 100 drones were launched,[40] while a US official predicted that 400 to 500 drones and missiles would be launched from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen, though the majority would be from Iran.[41] The presence of missiles was possible.[8][42] While the attack was in progress, ABC News reported that Israel said that only military sites had been targeted.[43]

Some of the released videos indicate the use of Shahed 136 drones.[44]

American and British warplanes shot down an unspecified number of Iranian drones, according to American officials and Israeli Channel 12.[45]

The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous French officials, reported that France was deploying naval assets to assist Israel.[46]

14 April

Hezbollah said it launched dozens of Katyusha rockets at an Israeli air defense site in the Golan Heights. The group said the attack took place shortly after midnight local time.[2]

At around 2:00 am local time, explosions were heard in Jerusalem, while air raid sirens sounded across Israel, the West Bank, and the Dead Sea. It is unknown whether the explosions were interceptions by the Iron Dome or missile strikes.[47] Tel Aviv and Dimona, which is home to a nuclear facility, were also targeted.[48] A 10-year-old Bedouin girl was seriously wounded due to a strike in the Arad area.[49][11]

According to Tasnim News Agency, one of the primary targets was the airbase from which Israel launched the attack on the Iranian consulate.[50] Other targets include the Ramon Airbase south of Israel.[51]

Reactions

File:Biden Situation Room, 4-13-24.jpg
U.S. President Joe Biden and his national security administration assessing the attack in the Situation Room.

Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait and Israel all closed their airspace in response to the attacks, with Iranian airspace being closed to VFR only flights.[52][53][54][55] Contrary to media reports, Jordan did not announce a state of emergency.[56] Iran warned Jordan against providing any possible support for Israel.[57] The United Kingdom condemned the Iranian attack on Israel as "reckless".[58] Canada also condemned the attack, and the United States said it would support Israel's defense.[59] The Embassy of the United States in Jerusalem posted a security alert urging its workers to seek shelter until further notice.[60]

See also

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