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Sirens blare across Israel as Iran attacks

Residents in Golan, Galilee, Jerusalem, Samaria and south directed to bomb shelters.

"Iran’s army receives homegrown combat drones." Source: Press TV.
“Iran’s army receives homegrown combat drones.” Source: Press TV.

Rocket warning sirens blared across northern and southern Israel, as well as in Jerusalem and towns in Samaria on Saturday night, amid a mass Iranian drone and missile attack on the home front.

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that the military had prepared for this kind of scenario and was ready to intercept the incoming projectiles. He noted, however, that Israel’s aerial defense systems were not hermetic.

Families, first responders and officials gather in Jerusalem to honor the victims and reaffirm the U.S.-Israel bond.
The Israeli military pushed back against charges from the U.N. chief regarding strikes targeting Hezbollah strongholds north of the border.
U.K. officials attached to missions in Kiryat Gat and Ramallah were told to halt their operations immediately, an Israeli source told JNS.
CENTCOM confirmed that no American personnel were injured when Tehran launched ballistic missiles at a naval craft in regional waters this week.