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Iran launched drones from its ain territory toward Israel precocious Saturday, days aft its Supreme Leader warned it would deed backmost successful consequence to an airstrike connected nan Iranian consulate successful Syria that near respective generals dead.
Earlier Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had for weeks "been preparing for nan anticipation of a nonstop onslaught from Iran."
The Prime Minister said Israel's "air defenses are deployed, we are fresh for immoderate scenario, some successful onslaught and successful defense."
"I established a clear rule -- whoever hurts us, we wounded him. We will protect ourselves from immoderate threat and we will do truthful pinch coolness and determination," he said.
The onslaught came conscionable hours aft President Biden cut short a play travel to his Delaware formation location and returned to nan White House to show nan unfolding crisis.
Earlier this week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had promised to retaliate against Israel, saying "it will beryllium punished" for nan April 1 onslaught successful Damascus that he described arsenic a "wrongdoing" and akin to an onslaught connected Iran itself.
Prior to nan attack, nan U.S. State Department announced it was restricting recreation for authorities labor and their family members extracurricular of awesome cities successful Israel arsenic concerns remained precocious that Iran could strike.
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Senior Israeli leaders besides held a gathering Friday connected nan matter.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met pinch Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, U.S. CENTCOM Commander, General Michael Erik Kurilla and nan Israeli information echelon astatine nan Hatzor Israeli Air Force base.
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An Israeli vessel moves adjacent nan Gaza Strip separator successful confederate Israel, connected Thursday, April 11. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)
The airstrike successful Syria left 12 group dead, including 7 Iranian Revolutionary Guard members. Israel has not acknowledged immoderate engagement successful nan airstrike.
One of those killed has been identified arsenic Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a elder commandant successful Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps.
The aftermath of nan airstrike connected nan Iranian consulate successful Damascus, Syria, connected April 1. (Reuters/Firas Makdesi/TPX Images of nan Day)
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In 2010, nan U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Zahedi, describing him arsenic playing a cardinal domiciled successful Iran's support of nan Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Fox News’ Lawrence Richard and Yonat Friling contributed to this report.
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Greg Norman is simply a newsman astatine Fox News Digital.
