How Israel foiled Iran’s attack – POLITICO

Iran tried to overwhelm Israel’s air defenses with five hours of missile and drone strikes overnight — but the offensive failed spectacularly.

Tehran targeted Israel with multiple waves of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as explosives-laden drones, in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on Iran’s Damascus consulate earlier this month.

Despite the Iranian army claiming its blitz “achieved all its objectives,” the impact was small — minor damage was incurred at the Nevatim Air Base in the south of the country and a 7-year-old Bedouin girl was injured by fragments from an intercepted missile.