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US officials say their troops stopped more than 70 drones and at least three ballistic missiles.
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Two US sources who were familiar with the situation say that during Iran’s attack on Israel, US forces stopped at least three ballistic missiles and more than 70 one-way attack drones.
As per one of the sources, the ballistic missiles were stopped by warships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. A top administration official said that Iran fired more than 100 ballistic missiles at Israel.
At the moment, there are two guided missile ships from the US Navy in that area. They can both stop missile and drone launches.
Another US source told CNN that US fighter jets did more than just respond to Iran’s attack on Saturday. They also shot down drones that were sent toward Israel.
Biden will meet with the leaders of the G7 on Sunday to condemn Iran’s “brazen attack.” From CNN’s Lauren Koenig
A statement from the White House says that US President Joe Biden will meet with G7 leaders on Sunday “to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen attack.”
“People on my team will work with their counterparts from all over the region.” It also says, “And we will stay in close touch with Israel’s leaders.” “And while there haven’t been any attacks on our forces or facilities today, we will stay alert to all threats and won’t think twice about doing what we need to do to protect our people.”
A statement said that US defensive forces moved into the area earlier this week and “helped Israel take down nearly all of the incoming drones and missiles.”
After the attack on Saturday, Biden also talked to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu “to reaffirm America’s ironclad commitment to the security of Israel.”
Biden told Netanyahu US will not participate in offensive operations against Iran, US official says
An official in the US administration told CNN that US President Joe Biden made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US will not take part in any offensive actions against Iran.
During the phone call that the two leaders had after Iran’s attacks on Israel in response, the words were passed along.
A US source says Biden told Netanyahu that tonight was a win and that Israel didn’t lose anything “important.”
From MJ Lee on CNN
A senior administration official told CNN that President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone that Israel should think of tonight’s attack as a win because the US now thinks that Iran’s attacks were mostly unsuccessful and showed how much stronger Israel’s military is.
The US said tonight that most of Iran’s drones and missiles, including more than 100 ballistic missiles, had been destroyed. The source said there was no damage from the cruise missile and that nothing of “value” was hit.
The military of Israel says that over 55 rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon in the last hour.
Someone from the Israeli military said that in the last hour, more than 55 rockets have been fired from Israel into Lebanon.
The move comes after the Israel Defense Forces said that 40 rockets were fired at Israel from southern Lebanon on Friday. Men from Hezbollah said they fired the rockets at Israeli artillery positions in reaction to recent attacks by Israel and to help the people of Gaza.
As you may remember, the fighting between Israel and Hamas began on October 7. Since then, it has gotten worse along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel.
Hezbollah, an armed group in Lebanon backed by Iran, does most of its work there. As of October 7, Hezbollah has been firing missiles at Israel all the time. Israel has replied with its own fire, including airstrikes. Israel has told people living near the border with Lebanon to leave their homes.
Iran’s attack on Israel lasted about five hours, US officials say
Officials from the US say that the wave of attacks from Iran on Israel seems to have stopped. The attacks went on for about five hours.
Early Sunday morning in Israel, the country’s Home Front Command stopped telling people to stay near bunkers. This shows that the Israeli military no longer thinks there is a direct threat of attack.
The US and Israel both kept an eye on the missile and drone strikes that started Saturday night and went on until early Sunday morning. Officials said that the number of launches seemed to go down in the early hours of Sunday.
Before the attack, US forces were stationed all over the area to help Israel defend itself, and the US planned to block as many of the missiles as it could. As part of a coordinated defensive effort, US troops stopped a number of drones that were headed for Israel. Washington is still on high alert in case there is more activity.
However, Iran’s puppet group in Lebanon, Hezbollah, fired a barrage of rockets at northern Israel early Sunday morning, even though the number of drone and missile launches has gone down.
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According to Israel’s emergency service, there have been no reports of direct damage from Iranian strikes.
From London, where CNN’s Benjamin Brown is
According to Israel’s emergency service, there have been no reports of direct damage from Iranian strikes.
An Israeli rescue service said that there have been no reports of direct injuries from Iranian strikes.
Magen David Adom (MDA), on the other hand, said it was called to help 31 people who had minor injuries while trying to get to safety and who were having panic attacks during the drone and missile attacks.
MDA had earlier said that it had taken a 7-year-old girl to the hospital with a serious head injury caused by shrapnel from an interceptor missile that had been fired to stop an Iranian projectile.
The Israeli military says that 25 rockets fired from Lebanon caused sirens to go off in the Golan Heights.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say that about 25 rockets were fired from Lebanon into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which set off sirens.
The IDF said that early Sunday morning, sirens went off in the towns of Ortal and Sha’al. Iran had already struck Israel with drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.
It didn’t say what kind of projectiles were shot or if they were blocked.
A spokesman for the Israeli military told CNN that earlier Sunday, at least 10 rockets were fired from Lebanon at Israel.
The rocket fire caused sirens to go off in the Upper Galilee area in northern Israel, the IDF said in a text message.
As of Friday, the IDF says that about 40 rockets were fired at Israel from southern Lebanon. The militants in Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran and based in Lebanon, said they fired the rockets at Israeli artillery positions in response to recent Israeli strikes and to support the people of Gaza.
The attack on Israel by Iran is “unequivocally condemned” by Israel Prime Minister Trudeau.
The US defense secretary asks Israel’s defense minister to let the US know about any possible reaction to an Iranian attack.
A US source said that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has asked his Israeli counterpart, Minister Yoav Gallant, to let the US know about any possible response to the Iranian attack before it happens.
They talked on Saturday night, a few hours after Iran fired a huge number of drones and missiles at Israel.
Israelis who heard the call say that Gallant told Austin about Israel’s defense actions so far and made it clear that Israel is ready for any new attacks.
An source says that Israel’s security cabinet gives the war cabinet permission to decide how to respond to Iran’s attack.
The Israeli security cabinet has authorized the three-man war cabinet to decide on Israel’s response to the Iranian attack following a late-night meeting Saturday, an Israeli official told CNN.
The authorization comes after Israel faced more than 200 “threats,” according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The war cabinet comprises of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant and Benny Gantz.
Israeli Home Command pulls the request for people to stay near shelters
The Home Front Command in Israel has taken back its order for people all over the country to stay close to bunkers.
The change comes just hours after the Israel Defense Forces told people in several northern Israeli regions to stay near safe areas and told them to wait for at least 10 minutes in “the safest area possible” when the sirens went off.
A source says that since Iran attacked Israel, the FBI has not seen any real threats to the US.
A top federal law enforcement source told CNN that the FBI has not seen any specific or serious threats to the US related to the ongoing violence in the Middle East.
The person also said that the agency is keeping a close eye on the situation as it develops.
As they look out for any threats to the US, other law enforcement agencies are also keeping an eye on the attack against Israel.
As Kaz Daughtry, deputy commissioner of the New York Police Department, wrote on X, “there are no credible threats to New York City.” He said this after the department’s counterterrorism team updated officials on the situation.
In a statement, the Los Angeles Police Department said, “The LAPD is closely following what is happening between Iran and Israel.” There aren’t any real threats to Los Angeles right now, but we are dedicated to making sure that places of worship and other sensitive areas in all of Los Angeles’s communities are safe.
The meeting between Biden and the national security team has started up again.
US President Joe Biden and his national security team are back in the Situation Room after a short break from their meeting earlier, a US source said.
The last meeting lasted for about two hours.
US sources say that Biden planned to talk to Netanyahu.
US President Joe Biden is expected to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following Iran’s attack on Israel, according to two US officials.
