04/14/2024

After Iran Launches Unprecedented Barrage, Israel Assesses the Fallout

The U.N. Security Council has called for an emergency session to discuss the attack

Israel, its allies and other world leaders are assessing how to respond after Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles toward Israel overnight. The great majority of strikes were shot down outside Israeli airspace by Israel, with help from allies that included the U.S. and U.K. Israel says at least one person, a young girl hit by shrapnel, was seriously injured. This is the first time Iran has directly attacked its regional foe from Iranian soil. Here's the latest on the ongoing fallout:

The U.N. Security Council has called for an emergency session Sunday to discuss the attack.

Israel’s war cabinet was also expected to meet Sunday to discuss the country’s response. U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the White House is working to prevent a wider regional war in the Middle East. "We're not looking for a war with Iran," he told NPR.

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