“Persia (Iran) shall ascend and come like a storm, and shall be like a cloud to cover the land (of Israel)… I will call for a sword against them throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD… and I will rain upon them overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.” – Ezekiel 38:5-23
“Jesus said, Ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” – Matthew 24:6, Mark 13:7, Luke 21:9
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL reports: Israel said Saturday that Iran had launched a large wave of attack drones from its territory toward the Jewish state and that the military was tracking and preparing to intercept them, in the first-ever direct attack on Israel by the Islamic Republic.
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari first confirmed at 11 p.m. that the attack, anticipated for several days, had begun.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed it launched dozens of drones and missiles against specific targets in Israel, Iranian state media quoted a statement by the elite force as saying.
Israel assessed that over 100 drones had been launched. The Israeli Air Force is tracking the drones and is preparing for additional waves of attacks, which may also include missiles.
The drones currently being tracked were expected to reach the country within hours, though the Israel Defense Forces will work to intercept them at an earlier stage. Other threats, including ballistic missiles or cruise missiles, will take less time to reach Israel, and the IDF said it would update accordingly.
The incoming attack led Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon to shut down their airspace for a period of several hours. Israel announced that its airspace would shutter on Sunday at 12:30 a.m. until an unspecified time, leading to various flight cancellations.
Israel’s prime minister and top defense leaders will hold a security assessment at military headquarters in Tel Aviv shortly after midnight.
In a press statement, Hagari said that the Air Force was tracking the drones, while noting that they would take several hours to reach the country. He said there would be GPS disruptions as the military works to intercept the drones.
“The defense and offense systems of the Israeli Air Force are on alert, and dozens of planes are in the skies — prepared and ready,” said Hagari, adding: “We have an excellent aerial defense array, but the defense is not hermetic.”
If there are any additional attacks, that require a separate warning, Hagari said the IDF will update the public.
Sirens will only sound if the drones enter Israeli airspace, at the relevant locations, He said. He added that the IDF will seek to intercept the targets as early as possible.
The US was the first to identify the launch and immediately notified Israel, leading to a flurry of activity in recent hours in the Jewish State and its surroundings that led to widespread public assessment that an attack was imminent.
Media in Iran reported that a second wave of drones had been launched at Israel.
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 “extensive drone strikes” by the Revolutionary Guards… (Continue reading)
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