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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Bethan McKernan in Haifa, Julian Borger in Washington, Joanna Walters in New York and agencies

Iran launches drone and missile strike against Israel as Biden rushes back to White House

Biden and his security team meet in a White House briefing room at a conference table.
Joe Biden meets with members of his national security team regarding the Iranian attack on Israel on 14 April 2024. Photograph: Adam Schultz/WHITE HOUSE/AFP/Getty Images

Iran said it launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel on Saturday in a major attack following days of acute tension building up in the region and warnings from the US and elsewhere about a wider conflict erupting.

Air attack warning sirens began wailing over Jerusalem just before 2am local time on Sunday after the weapons were fired a few hours earlier from Iran with US and Jordanian military assisting Israel’s air defenses in intercepting the first incoming barrage.

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