Iran launches drones on Israel, latter imposes restrictions and prepares for attack
Pravda Ukraine
Media reports indicate that Iran has launched an attack on Israel using dozens of drones while Israel is on combat alert.
Source: The Times of Israel; OSINTtechnical; Axios journalist Barak Ravid; CNN
BREAKING: Iran launches attack against Israel using dozens of drones, four U.S. and Israeli officials told me
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) April 13, 2024
Details: Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported, citing four US and Israeli officials, that Iran has launched an attack on Israel using dozens of drones.
Iranian one way attack drone over southern Iraq this evening, presumably headed west towards Israel. pic.twitter.com/HyueNPkUto
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 13, 2024
OSINTtechnical reported that an Iranian loitering munitions flying towards Israel was captured on video flying over Iraq’s south.
“[It] Appears to be a Shahed-136, used heavily by the Russians against Ukraine,” the post said.
First visual sight of an Iranian attack drone over southern Iraq, headed towards Israel.
Appears to be a Shahed-136, used heavily by the Russians against Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/WXUQVzn3uj
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 13, 2024
A pair of El Al flights from Thailand to Tel Aviv were turned back amid the expected Iranian strike.
Later, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces, confirmed in a press statement that dozens of drones launched from Iran were heading for Israel.
The official noted that the Israeli Air Force is tracking the drones, which will take several hours to reach the country.
Hagari warned of possible GPS disruptions as the military works to intercept the drones.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to convene a war cabinet and then an expanded security cabinet amid an expected counterstrike from Iran.
IDF spokesman Hagari announced new restrictions on civilian gatherings amid the threat of an Iranian attack.
Educational events are banned nationwide, and gatherings of up to 1,000 people are limited. In some areas, such as near the borders of Gaza and Lebanon, there are already stricter restrictions on gatherings.
Hagari also said that the Israeli air defence network is “on high alert” and “dozens of aircraft are ready in the sky”.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant stated that the United States and other allies have provided Israel with “new capabilities” to defend against and respond to a potential Iranian attack.
At the same time, Jordan has temporarily closed its airspace as neighbouring Israel expects the Iranian strike.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will attend a meeting between President Joe Biden and his national security team on the situation in the Middle East, officials told CNN.
Background: Biden has come back to Washington from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Saturday to meet with his team over a possible Iranian strike on Israel.
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