Israel has vowed to “exact a price” from Iran after an unprecedented large-scale drone and missile attack over the weekend that escalated regional tensions stoked by the war in Gaza.
Israel’s military said 99% of more than 300 projectiles were intercepted by Israel and its partners.
Israel’s war cabinet is set to reconvene as it debates how to respond to Iran’s first ever direct attack on its arch enemy.
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Israeli forces bombed the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing five and wounding dozens as the UN Security Council met to discuss Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for de-escalation and says the world cannot afford another war in the Middle East.
At least 33,797 Palestinians have been killed and 76,465 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attacks stands at 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive.
US President Joe Biden and members of his national security team told their counterparts the US would not participate in any offensive action against Iran, according to US officials familiar with the matter.
