Over 200 drones and UAVs have been launched at Israel so far, the IDF
says.

U.S. officials confirmed Israel's announcement that Iran's retaliatory
strike has begun.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier said that it launched extensive missile and drone operations against targets in Israel,
according to Tasnim, the Iranian news-agency affiliated with the
branch of Iran's armed forces.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-war/?id=108860743

Israeli military and Iranian state media said. The United States,
attempting to walk a line of helping its ally without getting pulled
deeper into a regional war, targeted some of the Iranian drones, U.S.
officials confirmed Saturday evening.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/13/iran-israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-palestine/

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Attacks on Israel Largely 'Performative,' Says Former Senior U.S.
Official

By Laurence Norman WSJ

Iran's attacks on Israel appear to have been performative, said
Michael Singh, a former senior director for Middle East affairs at the
U.S. National Security Council. This was "a slow-moving, thoroughly telegraphed, and ultimately unsuccessful retaliation," he said.

Israel said it expects further waves as part of the attack. "The event
has yet to end," Israel military spokesman Daniel Hagari said. Israel
said it had intercepted dozens of surface-to-surface missiles, though
some had reached Israeli soil. Dozens of drones were also intercepted,
Israel said.

Singh, who is now at the Washington Institute, said the attack
"showcased Iran's reluctance for direct confrontation with Israel, and...highlighted Israel's close military cooperation with Arab and international partners."

"The question now is whether Israel will pull its punch in return so
as to allow Iran's apparent failure to linger, or whether it will feel
sharper retaliation is needed," he said.

"The Biden Administration is undoubtedly pushing for the former in
hopes that they can count this crisis averted," Singh said.

WSJ

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On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 21:12:07 -0500, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

Attacks on Israel Largely 'Performative,' Says Former Senior U.S.
Official

NDTV
Israel-Iran Tensions LIVE Updates: "99% Of Iran Launches Intercepted":
Israeli Army

Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that 99
percent of the launches had been intercepted. While 170 drones and 30
cruise missiles were shot down before they reached Israel, a few of
the 110 ballistic missiles did get through, injuring 12 people.

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Laura Rozen @lrozen
Seems Iran trying to "save face" with its domestic audience, while not actually, thank g-d, having caused much damage, according to initial
reports

Shayan Sardarizadeh @Shayan86

Iran's state TV has been continuously running this video tonight as
evidence of its missiles making impact on the ground and hitting
targets in Israel.

But it's old footage of farm fire in Texas and completely unrelated...

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/1779313540115190210

On no, the party of God deceives...for heaven's sake...

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On Sun, 14 Apr 2024, JAB wrote:

Laura Rozen @lrozen
Seems Iran trying to "save face" with its domestic audience, while not actually, thank g-d, having caused much damage, according to initial
reports

Shayan Sardarizadeh @Shayan86

Iran's state TV has been continuously running this video tonight as
evidence of its missiles making impact on the ground and hitting
targets in Israel.

But it's old footage of farm fire in Texas and completely unrelated...

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/1779313540115190210

On no, the party of God deceives...for heaven's sake...

This is very interesting! We discussed this a week or two ago I think and
I said that Iran would never dare since it wouldn't want to risk war with
the US. Now Biden has said they won't get involved, so it will be very interesting to see now if Israel dares to escalate _without_ the support
of the US.

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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:32:49 +0200, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

if Israel dares to escalate _without_ the support
of the US.

Two Western officials said that the Israeli strike on Iran, which was
launched in response to Iran's attack on Israel last week, was
intended to show Tehran that it could evade its air defense systems
undetected, The New York Times reported.

https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-hit-iran-with-half-ton-rampage-supersonic-missile-report-2024-4

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JAB wrote:
Over 200 drones and UAVs have been launched at Israel so far, the

IDF

says.

U.S. officials confirmed Israel's announcement that Iran's

retaliatory

strike has begun.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier said that it

launched

extensive missile and drone operations against targets in Israel,
according to Tasnim, the Iranian news-agency affiliated with the
branch of Iran's armed forces.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-war/?id=108860743

Israeli military and Iranian state media said. The United States,
attempting to walk a line of helping its ally without getting

pulled

deeper into a regional war, targeted some of the Iranian drones,

U.S.

officials confirmed Saturday evening.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/13/iran-israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-palestine/

Remember
Zionist Israel caused this. This is what these morons wanted all
along.


If United States was to actually talk with Iran about tourism and
dropping the Hijab rule ( with a pro Hijab stance ).
Even have talks with Egypt, and literally go to Israel and park itself
in Gaza, surround the place ( all Israel ) and disarm everybody and
tell the police and military to go home, I believe %100 all chances of
violent war could be averted. Take all the guns away from the
gun-owners, and have US troops man the stations.

Zionist Israel are infinity times worst then the stereotype and
negative history of white-supremacists . It has nothing to do with
Judaism at all. The Evangelist ( non Roman ) nutjobs actually eat up
this evil rubbish. I can not believe this at all.

Dickless Biden does nothing at all to preserve peach. Just occupy
Israel and reconstruct Gaza and tear down all the barriers. Thinking
about Israel makes me hurl nowadays. I want to cry but my tears have
more important attentions. I know people from all over those places. I
have seen people freak out because of what is going on.

We are literally in a religious nutjob war, Except

Israel = Imaginary Terrorists > Everybody else = Peace loving
people.


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