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14 Apr 2024
Summary
14 Apr 2024
IDF says it intercepted UAV that approached Israel ‘from the southeast’
14 Apr 2024
UN chief: ‘The Middle East is on the brink’
14 Apr 2024
Jordan’s King Abdullah: Jordan ‘will not be an area for a regional battle’
14 Apr 2024
Palestinians proceed to face Israeli assaults as Israel-Iran tensions escalate
14 Apr 2024
Syria: Iran’s assaults had been a ‘professional act of self-defence’
14 Apr 2024
Bolivia’s president warns of doable ‘third world battle’ after Iran’s assault on Israel
14 Apr 2024
Summary of the day to this point…
14 Apr 2024
Biden tells Netanyahu he would oppose any Israeli counterattack towards Iran -report
14 Apr 2024
Iran knowledgeable Turkey prematurely of its operation towards Israel – supply
14 Apr 2024
Israel will actual value from Iran ‘when time is true for us’, battle cupboard minister says
14 Apr 2024
Major Middle East airways to renew flights after Iran’s assault on Israel
14 Apr 2024
Iran’s assault on Israel has taken the Middle East to the ‘fringe of a precipice’, Germany’s international minister says
14 Apr 2024
Iran says it knowledgeable the US its assaults on Israel will probably be ‘restricted’
14 Apr 2024
Sunak confirms UK jets shot down a variety of Iranian drones and calls assault a ‘harmful and pointless escalation’
14 Apr 2024
Summary of the day to this point…
14 Apr 2024
Iran summons the British, French and German ambassadors – report
14 Apr 2024
Several Iranian airports cancel flights till Monday morning
14 Apr 2024
Jordanian PM: Escalation in area would result in ‘harmful paths’
14 Apr 2024
Death toll in Gaza reaches 33,729, says well being ministry
14 Apr 2024
Most of the Iranian drones flying over Syria throughout Tehran’s strikes had been downed by Israeli and US jets – sources
14 Apr 2024
British RAF typhoons ‘concerned in taking pictures down’ Iranian drones over Syria and Iraq in a single day – sources
14 Apr 2024
Response will probably be a lot bigger if Israel retaliates, Iran armed forces chief warns
14 Apr 2024
Summary
14 Apr 2024
Jordan and Iraq reopen their airspace
14 Apr 2024
Israel’s response to Iran assault will relaxation with battle cupboard
14 Apr 2024
Minor injury to infrastructure at Nevatim airbase, reviews IDF
14 Apr 2024
Israeli airspace reopens
14 Apr 2024
Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant holds operational scenario evaluation
14 Apr 2024
Iran assault on Israel ‘foiled’ – IDF spokesperson
14 Apr 2024
IDF confirms greater than 300 drones and missiles launched at Israel
14 Apr 2024
US forces intercepted ‘dozens’ of missiles and drones, says defence secretary
14 Apr 2024
US Senate majority chief requires for supplemental support invoice to be handed
14 Apr 2024
‘Nearly all’ Iranian drones and missiles intercepted, says Biden
14 Apr 2024
Thousands collect in Iran in present of help for assault on Israel – AFP
14 Apr 2024
UN safety council will maintain emergency assembly Sunday
14 Apr 2024
Netanyahu speaks with Joe Biden as battle cupboard assembly concludes
14 Apr 2024
Injuries at IDF base in south of Israel
14 Apr 2024
Summary
14 Apr 2024
Mitch McConnell requires Congress to take motion on supplemental invoice that features support for Israel and Ukraine
14 Apr 2024
Most missiles intercepted exterior Israel’s borders, IDF spokesperson says
14 Apr 2024
US forces within the area taking pictures down Iranian-launched drones
14 Apr 2024
Jordan’s air pressure taking pictures down Iranian drones in airspace – reviews
14 Apr 2024
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launch new assertion
13 Apr 2024
US embassy in Jerusalem tells authorities staff to shelter in place
13 Apr 2024
Egypt calls on all events to train ‘utmost restraint’
13 Apr 2024
Air journey disrupted throughout the area
13 Apr 2024
Explosions seen within the sky in a number of locations as air raid sirens blare out throughout the nation
13 Apr 2024
UK jets will intercept airborne assaults inside vary of present missions, says Ministry of Defence
13 Apr 2024
More than 100 drones launched towards Israel, IDF says
13 Apr 2024
Iran’s mission to the UN provides assertion on Israel assault
13 Apr 2024
Rishi Sunak condemns Iran’s ‘reckless assault’ on Israel
13 Apr 2024
Joe Biden arrives at White House
13 Apr 2024
Iran supreme chief Ali Khamenei: ‘The malicious Zionist regime will probably be punished’
13 Apr 2024
US National Security Council: ‘The United States will stand with the individuals of Israel’
13 Apr 2024
Joe Biden cuts brief Delaware journey and heads again to White House
13 Apr 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Whoever harms us, we’ll hurt them’
13 Apr 2024
Iran launches drones in the direction of Israel, says IDF
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Germany’s international minister, Annalena Baerbock, stated Israel has proven that it was robust and will defend itself by repelling an Iranian assault in a single day along with assist from its allies.
“Iran is remoted with its aggressive behaviour with which it desires to destabilize a whole area,” she stated. “And Israel’s capacities have proven Israel is powerful, Israel can defend itself.”
Baerbock referred to as on Iran to forgo additional assaults together with by way of proxies as a regional escalation would have incalculable penalties, Reuters reported.
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Updated at 06.47 EDT
Iran summons the British, French and German ambassadors – report
Iran’s international ministry has summoned the ambassadors of the UK, France, and Germany to query what it known as their “irresponsible stance” concerning Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel, the semi-official Iranian Labour information company reported.
Israel, with the assistance of key western allies, together with the UK, claimed to have intercepted 99% of the launches throughout the Iranian mass strike on Saturday.
UK, Germany and France have been among the many western nations which have condemned the drone and missile strike on Israel and has referred to as for restraint.
We haven’t heard any response from the respective ambassadors.
The director for western Europe at Iran’s international ministry accused the three nations of “double requirements” as they opposed earlier this month a Russian-drafted UN safety council assertion that might have condemned Israel’s assault on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria.
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Updated at 06.37 EDT
Several Iranian airports cancel flights till Monday morning
Several Iranian airports, together with Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International, have cancelled flights till Monday, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
“All flights from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport have been cancelled till 6 a.m. (0230 GMT) following an announcement by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation,” the airport’s govt instructed the Iranian Student information company.
Domestic flights from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport and airports in Shiraz, Isfahan, Bushehr, Kerman, Ilam, and Sanandaj have additionally been cancelled till Monday morning, in response to Iran’s Airports and Air Navigation Company, because the nation’s western airspace stays off limits to flights.
Major airways throughout the Middle East have introduced the cancellation of a few of their flights, whereas having to reroute others, although Israel reopened its airspace as of seven:30am native time on Sunday morning.
Beirut airport additionally reopened this morning and flights out and in of the Lebanese capital have reportedly resumed.
Tehran has warned it is going to strike once more with higher pressure if Israel or the US retaliate for the Iranian strike on Israel by extra 300 drones and missiles on Saturday night time.
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Jordanian PM: Escalation in area would result in ‘harmful paths’
Jordan’s prime minister, Bisher Khasawneh, has warned that any escalation within the area would result in “harmful paths” after Iran launched a whole lot of drones in addition to cruise missiles in the direction of Israel.
In remarks to the cupboard, Khasawneh stated the nation’s armed forces would confront any try by any social gathering that sought to hazard the dominion’s safety.
Jordan, a staunch US ally, intercepted some flying objects that entered its airspace on Saturday night time to make sure the security of its residents, a cupboard assertion stated on Sunday.
Jordan, which lies between Iran and Israel, had readied air defences to intercept any drones or missiles that violated its territory, two regional safety sources instructed Reuters.
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Death toll in Gaza reaches 33,729, says well being ministry
At least 33,729 Palestinians have been killed and 76,371 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October, the Gaza well being ministry stated in an announcement on Sunday.
There have been 43 Palestinians killed and 62 injured prior to now 24 hours, the ministry assertion added.
Most of the casualties have been ladies and kids, the well being ministry has stated, and 1000’s extra our bodies are more likely to stay uncounted below rubble throughout Gaza.
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Israel’s battle cupboard is because of meet at 3:30pm (1230 GMT) to debate a response to the drone and missile assault launched by Iran in a single day, an Israeli official has stated.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s ministers voted in the course of the night time to delegate that call to the tiny battle cupboard, comprising Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, defence minister Yoav Gallant and Benny Gantz, a Netanyahu opponent who joined the federal government as minister with out portfolio after the Hamas 7 October assault.
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu (C), throughout a battle cupboard assembly on the Kirya in Tel Aviv. Photograph: Israeli Prime Minister Office/AFP/Getty PhotosShare
Updated at 05.56 EDT
Most of the Iranian drones flying over Syria throughout Tehran’s strikes had been downed by Israeli and US jets – sources
Most of the Iranian drones flying over Syria’s airspace throughout Tehran’s strikes in a single day had been downed by Israeli and US jets earlier than reaching their targets in Israel, two western intelligence sources instructed Reuters.
They stated the aerial interceptions shot down dozens of missiles and drones fired by Iran that flew above southern Syria within the Deraa province, the Syrian Golan Heights and a number of other areas in japanese Syria alongside the border with Iraq.
US air defences operated from the American base in al-Tanf, in addition to alongside the Jordanian border and in japanese Syria, the place Washington maintains hundred of troops in a number of airbases, one supply stated.
The Pantsir air defence methods that Iran operates from a number of airbases inside Syria had been ineffective in downing any Israeli plane, each sources added, with out giving additional particulars.
Defences sources instructed the Guardian that British RAF Typhoons are understood to have been concerned in taking pictures down Iranian drones over Syria and Iraq in a single day (see earlier put up at 08.28 for extra particulars).
The New York Times is quoting two Israeli officers who say that, in complete, Iran launched 185 drones, 36 cruise missiles and 110 surface-to-surface missiles.
Iran launched its assault in response to a suspected Israeli airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus on 1 April that killed officers of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied duty for the assault.
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The United Arab Emirates has referred to as for restraint to keep away from harmful repercussions within the Middle East, the international ministry stated in an announcement on Sunday, following Tehran’s assault on Israel.
The UAE additionally referred to as for resolving conflicts by means of dialogue and diplomatic channels.
Russia’s international ministry, in the meantime, has expressed “excessive concern over one other harmful escalation” within the Middle East and in addition referred to as for restraint after Iranian strikes on Israel.
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France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has condemned Iran’s drone and missile assault on Israel, which it says threatens to destabilise the area.
“France is engaged on de-escalation with its companions and requires restraint,” he wrote on X.
I condemn within the strongest phrases the unprecedented assault launched by Iran towards Israel, which threatens to destabilize the area.
I specific my solidarity with the Israeli individuals and France’s dedication to the safety of Israel, our companions, and regional stability.…
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 14, 2024
The French international ministry on Friday suggested French residents towards travelling to Iran, Lebanon, Israel, and the Palestinian territories.
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Here are a number of the newest pictures popping out from the newswires:
A view exhibits drones or missiles vying for targets at undisclosed areas in northern Israel. Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPAExplosions seen over Jerusalem throughout the Iranian assault on Israel. Photograph: AFPTV/AFP/Getty ImagesFlares from explosions within the sky over Jerusalem as Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts missiles and drones from Iran. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/ShutterstockOnlookers and safety brokers standing across the particles of a missile that the Jordanian forces intercepted over Amman amid an Iranian drone and missile assault on Israel within the early hours of 14 April 2024. Photograph: Ahmad Shoura/AFP/Getty PhotosShare
Updated at 05.13 EDT