{"id":2220311,"date":"2024-04-13T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-launches-drone-attack-at-israel-expected-to-unfold-over-hours\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T17:51:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:51:27","slug":"iran-launches-drone-attack-at-israel-expected-to-unfold-over-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-launches-drone-attack-at-israel-expected-to-unfold-over-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran has initiated a drone strike on Israel, anticipated to unfold gradually over the course of several hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-launches-drone-attack-at-israel-expected-to-unfold-over-hours%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2220311&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary covers\u2064 Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-explosions-heard-as-air-raid-sirens-sound-off-in-israel-near-nuclear-reactor\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Explosions Heard As Air Raid Sirens Sound Off In Israel Near Nuclear Reactor\">drone attack<\/a> on Israel, \u2063which could escalate\u2064 tensions between the two\u200b countries \u2064significantly. Israel&#8217;s \u200cmilitary reported dozens of drones en route to \u2063their targets, with the U.S.\u200b showing support \u2062for Israel. Additionally,\u200d Iraqi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkey-arrests-suspect-in-haiti-president-assassination\/\" title=\"Turkey Arrests Suspect in Haiti President Assassination\">security sources<\/a> noted the drone\u200c activity passing through Iraqi airspace from Iran to Israel. Your\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time\/\" title=\"Biden advocates for federal government to cover full Baltimore Bridge reconstruction expenses, acknowledges it will be a lengthy process\">summary effectively captures<\/a> the\u2064 key\u2063 points of Iran&#8217;s drone\u200d attack\u200d on Israel, highlighting the potential\u200c escalation\u2063 of tensions between the two nations, Israel&#8217;s response,\u200d U.S. support, and observations by \u2062Iraqi security sources regarding the\u2062 drone activity passing \u2064through their airspace.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tIranian president Ebrahim Raisi (Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>JERUSALEM (Reuters)\u2014Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel on Saturday that will take hours to reach their targets, Israel&#8217;s military said, an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies, with the U.S. pledging to back Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two security sources in Iraq said dozens of drones had been spotted flying from Iran toward Israel over Iraqi airspace in what Iranian Press TV called &#8220;extensive drone strikes&#8221; by the Revolutionary Guards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Iran has vowed retaliation for what it called an Israeli strike on its Damascus consulate on April 1 that killed seven Revolutionary Guards officers including two senior commanders. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Joe Biden, who on Friday warned Iran against attacking Israel after saying such a scenario appeared imminent, has pledged to stand with Israel against Iran, the White House said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A retired Israeli general, Amos Yadlin, told the country&#8217;s Channel 12 news that the Iranian drones were equipped with 44 pounds of explosives each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Israel&#8217;s military said sirens would sound in any threatened areas and that its defenses were poised to deal with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Israel and neighboring Jordan, which lies between Iraq and Israel, said they were closing their airspace on Saturday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Gaza war between Israel and Hamas, now in its seventh month, has driven up tensions in the region, spreading to fronts with Lebanon and Syria and drawing long-range fire at Israeli targets from as far away as Yemen and Iraq.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier on Saturday, Iran&#8217;s state-run IRNA news agency reported that a Guards helicopter had boarded and taken into Iranian waters the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>MSC, which operates the Aries, confirmed that Iran had seized the ship and said it was working &#8220;with the relevant authorities&#8221; for its safe return and the wellbeing of its 25 crew.<\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p><span>MSC leases the Aries from Gortal Shipping, an affiliate of Zodiac Maritime, Zodiac said in a statement, adding that MSC is responsible for all the vessel&#8217;s activities. Zodiac is partly owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Iran of piracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s President Ebrahim Raisi oversaw a drone launch towards Israel on Saturday, a move that could lead to heightened tensions with the U.S. backing Israel. Dozens of drones were dispatched, with Israel&#8217;s military reporting they will take hours to reach their intended destinations. Security sources from Iraq also confirmed the drone activity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2220312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1233574242-scaled-e1643735522573.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1233574242-scaled-e1643735522573.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2220311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2220312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2220311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2220311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2220311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}