DEFENDED BY THE GOD OF ISRAEL: Iran Attacked the Jewish State with Over 300 Drones and Missiles; 99% Intercepted

“As birds flying (aerial defense), so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.” – Isaiah 31:5

“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.” – Joel 3:16

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL reports: Iran on Saturday night launched a large wave of around 300 attack drones and missiles from its territory toward the Jewish state, in the first-ever direct attack on Israel by the Islamic Republic, triggering air raid sirens throughout the country on early Sunday as the military had worked to intercept the Iranian projectiles.

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari first confirmed at 11 p.m. that the attack, anticipated for several days, had begun. The Sirens began sounding in southern Israeli communities around 1:42 a.m., and soon after extended to large swaths of the country. Loud booms sounded across the north and south as well as in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service said its medics were treating a young girl in southern Israel who was wounded by shrapnel following the interception of a missile over the area.

The 7-year-old girl, from a Bedouin town near Arad, was taken to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, where she was listed in serious condition. There were no other reports of injuries as a result of the Iranian attack.

Hagari said that, in total, Iran launched more than 300 projectiles toward Israel, comprising 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles. 99% of them were intercepted by air defenses.

“This is a very significant achievement,” he said in a morning press statement. “The Iranian threat met the aerial and technological superiority of the IDF, combined with a strong fighting coalition, which together intercepted the majority of the threats.”

All 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles were downed outside of the country’s borders by the Israeli Air Force and its allies, he said. Not one drone or cruise missile managed to enter Israeli airspace.

The IDF said that the long-range Arrow air defense system managed to knock down the “vast majority” of the 120 ballistic missiles; although some did penetrate Israel’s defenses and struck the Nevatim Airbase in the south, doing minor damage.

“Iran thought it would be able to paralyze the base and damage our air capabilities, but it failed. Air Force planes continue to take off and land from the base, and leave for offensive and defensive missions, including the Adir (F-35) planes that are returning from a base defense mission and soon you will see them landing,” Hagari said… (Continue reading)