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Iran attack live updates: Israel says 300 drones and missiles were shot down overnight
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Iran's military said that while this weekend's attacks have ended, the regime will stage a "much larger" attack if Israel launches a counterstrike.

Let’s go back to early 1991 and the first Gulf War: Saddam Hussein began firing dozens of SCUD missiles from Iraq into Israeli cities. Two people were killed and there was terror across Israel that the missiles would detonate with chemical or biological warheads, causing mass casualties. The concern comes amid pleas from across the Arab world for restraint in the region. Ayman Safadi, the Jordanian minister of foreign affairs,that an escalation of the conflict could push the"whole region into abyss of war," and said"the first step towards de-escalation is ending the Israeli aggression on Gaza & starting to implement the 2-state solution as it is the only path to security & peace for all.

The Israeli official referred to the Iran attack as a “failure," adding that they believed Iran's regime made a mistake"by exposing itself to the world.” Western allies, such as Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom, had harsh words for the Iranian regime. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused Iran of"sowing chaos in its own backyard" while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the attack demonstrated"the Iranian regime’s disregard for peace and stability in the region."

"It’s astonishing that we are not standing firmly with Israel," Fetterman said on CNN Sunday morning."There should never be any kind of conditions on all that. When a nation can launch hundreds of drones at Israel, I’m not going to be talking conditions, ever." China has sought to serve as a mediator in the Middle East, an increasingly important source of energy imports for the world’s second-largest economy.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, convened his war management Cabinet in the Kirya area of Tel Aviv late yesterday.Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on the messaging platform Telegram that a war between Israel and Iran would hurt Joe Biden’s chance of being re-elected U.S. president.

Pope Francis addressed the escalating tensions in the Middle East, calling for an end to the worsening violence. "'We stand with you and your self defense,' that was the main message that the president delivered to the prime minister," Kirby added, also declining to mention any"red lines" for U.S. involvement against Iran.

“I urge all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East,” he said in a statement last night. “I have repeatedly stressed that neither the region nor the world can afford another war.” The Israelis said the rejection — which it said included"a very significant area of flexibility" from Israel — proves that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar"does not want a humanitarian deal and the return of the abductees."The Hamas leader, the prime minister's office said,"continues to take advantage of the tensions with Iran and strive for the unification of the arenas and an overall escalation in the region.

“Bless you dear soldiers and commanders of the IDF and IAF. Bless the coalition of nations led by the US and @POTUS,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in atoday that the aerial defense operation, which involved American, British and French forces, was a"unity of reasonable players against the diabolical plan of Iran."

Zelenskyy called on the U.S. to “make the necessary decisions to strengthen America’s allies at this critical time," with new military aid for Kyiv held up by Republicans in Congress and Russia threatening a battlefield breakthrough. Separately, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said Israel was humiliated and unable to defend itself."The Iranian response to the zionist entity is a pivotal event that will establish new rules of engagement in the region," it said on Telegram.

“I feel very relieved. It was a very scary night,” she said, saying she was encouraged that Israel’s air defenses had largely repelled the attack. “We showed the world we’re not going to take anything from anyone and we have the strength to fight back. And our allies came through for us.” He said the missile barrage on Israel had ended only because"we are not willing to continue it," implying that Iran could have continued had it chosen to do so.

"The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem reminds U.S. citizens of the continued need for caution and increased personal security awareness as security incidents often take place without warning," the statement said.“The campaign is not over yet ... We must be prepared for every scenario,” Gallant said in a statement released early today.

Jordan is one of the countries believed to have taken part in the coalition intercepting Iranian drones and missiles that traveled through its airspace.Demonstrators waving Iranian and Palestinian flags gathered at Palestine Square in Tehran early this morning, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel.Others gathered outside the British embassy in the Iranian capital late last night.

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