Iran’s top military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, issued a predawn statement Sunday, saying that it launched missiles and drones from Iranian territory toward Israel. It said the attack was in retaliation for what Iranian officials say was an Israeli strike that killed several senior Iranian military commanders in Damascus on April 1.
1. An Israeli military Air Force unmanned drone flies over Israel, April 14, 2024. Israel has hailed the success of its defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran. Officials said that Israel and its allies have intercepted 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory and sustained little damage.
2. A surfer waits for wave while an Israeli military naval ship patrols the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Hadera, Israel, April 14, 2024.
3. A man crosses an empty street in Jerusalem, April 14, 2024. Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel has been "foiled," the Israeli army announced, with almost all of the more than 200 missiles and drones intercepted with the help of the United States and allies.
4. This video grab from AFPTV taken on April 14, 2024 shows explosions lighting up the sky in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during an Iranian attack on Israel.
5. An image-grab from a video taken early on April 14, 2024, shows rocket trails in the sky above the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory late on April 13, marking a major escalation of the long-running covert war between the regional foes and sparking fears of a broader conflict breaking out.
6. The remains of a rocket booster that, according to Israeli authorities critically injured a 7-year-old girl, after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, near Arad, Israel, April 14, 2024.
7. Objects are seen in the sky above Jerusalem after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, in Jerusalem, April 14, 2024.
8. Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather in front of the British Embassy in Tehran, April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel.
9. Objects are seen in the sky above Jerusalem after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, in Jerusalem, April 14, 2024.
10. A graphical representation of air traffic shows airspace over Iran and the neighboring Middle East at 0000 GMT, April 14, 2024. (Flightradar24.Com/Handout via Reuters)
11. Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel, April 14, 2024. The Israeli military said Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launched much more destructive ballistic missiles.