U.S. officials confirmed Israel’s announcement that Iran’s retaliatory strike began Saturday night.
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.
According to Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari, over 200 missiles and drones were launched from Iran towards Israel. While the majority were successfully intercepted, some missiles landed in Israeli territory. Hagari also reported that at least one child was injured in the attack.
