Iran Launches Over 100 Drones in Retaliatory Strike Against Israel

Iran Launches Over 100 Drones in Retaliatory Strike Against Israel

 

 

 

Tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated sharply as Iran launched more than 100 drones toward Israeli territory late Thursday night in what it described as a retaliatory operation.

 

The Israeli military confirmed the airborne assault, alerting its citizens that an Iranian retaliation was actively underway.

 

“This is a different event to what we’ve experienced thus far, and we’re expecting difficult hours,” said IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari in a late-night briefing. “All aerial defense arrays have been operating to intercept the threats.”

 

The attack follows a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier this week targeting Iranian military installations. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stated that the strikes, carried out under the codename Operation Rising Lion, were a “pre-emptive, precise, combined offensive based on high-quality intelligence.”

 

According to Newspot, dozens of Israeli airstrikes struck multiple locations across Iran, including high-level military targets. One of the most significant casualties of the operation was Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s chief of staff for the armed forces, who was reportedly killed in the Israeli strikes.

 

Iranian authorities have not issued an official statement confirming Bagheri’s death or detailing the extent of the damage from the Israeli offensive, but state-affiliated media have vowed that a “decisive response” would follow.

 

Air raid sirens were heard across multiple regions in Israel, and emergency protocols were enacted nationwide as the military attempted to intercept the incoming drones. Early reports suggest that Israel’s Iron Dome and other defense systems were actively engaged, though the full impact of the drone assault remains unclear at this time.

 

International leaders have urged both nations to de-escalate, warning that continued retaliation could spiral into a broader regional conflict. Meanwhile, citizens in both countries have been urged to remain vigilant as military tensions appear far from resolved.