Iran attack foiled as RAF jets help shoot down 330 drones and missiles fired at Israel – live
The RAF helped shoot down over 300 missiles and drones fired by Iran at Israel last night as fears of wider regional war grow.
Sirens wailed and heavy thuds and bangs were heard from what local media called aerial interceptions of explosive drones on Saturday night. Several ballistic missiles reached Israeli territory, causing minor damage to an air base.
Reports in Israel suggested RAF and US warplanes had shot down some Israel-bound Iranian drones over the Iraq-Syria border area.
The UK’s Ministry of Defence said aircraft in Iraq and Syria had been deployed to intercept “any airborne attacks within range of our existing missions”.
The Israeli military said on Sunday that Iran’s attack had been “foiled”, with 99 percent of the drones and missiles being intercepted overnight.
The attack came amid rising tensions following an attack on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus.
Tehran had vowed retaliation for the strike earlier this month which killed several of its senior military leaders even as the US and its allies made intense diplomatic efforts to try and contain the fallout.
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