Iran attacks Israel, sends hundreds of drones, missiles
The drones are expected to take several hours to reach Israel. • US, Israel intercepting projectiles over Iraq, Syria
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Declining to confirm or deny whether cruise missiles had also been fired, the IDF said that if they were fired, they would take around three to four hours to arrive. Unconfirmed estimates have said drones will start arriving in Israeli airspace in the middle of the night Israel time.
Shortly after the Iranian strike began, Iraqi officials announced that Iraqi airspace was being closed. Lebanon and Jordan also announced that they were closing their airspace on Saturday night.
A number of drones were seen flying from the direction of Iran over Iraq's Sulaymaniya province, three security sources told Reuters on Saturday.
"Dozens of drones were spotted flying from Iran in the direction of Israel over Iraqi airspace," two Iraqi security sources also told Reuters.
Jordan's air defenses were ready to intercept and shoot down any Iranian drones or aircraft that violate its airspace, two regional security sources said.