Israel vows ‘significant response’ to Iranian drone strikes

Here are the main developments of the story:

• According to Reuters, the Israeli military claimed that Iran has launched more than 100 explosive drones towards Israel so far. Two security sources in Iraq said dozens of drones had been spotted flying in Iraqi airspace from Iran to Israel, and Iran’s Press TV said the Revolutionary Guards had carried out a “massive drone strike”.

• Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani warned that Tehran would respond firmly to any country that “opens its airspace or territory to Israeli attacks on Iran,” Reuters reported.

• According to Reuters, Israel’s Ch 12 TV station reported that British military aircraft shot down some Iranian drones in the border area between Iraq and Syria.

• The United States supports Israel and will “Support their defense” The White House said on Sunday that an attack by Iran was expected “to unfold within hours.”

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of Israel’s war cabinet at the military headquarters in Tel Aviv following the Iranian drone attack.

• British Prime Minister Sunak condemned Iran’s attack on Israel. “These attacks have the potential to inflame tensions and destabilize the region. Iran has once again demonstrated its intention to sow chaos in its own backyard,” Sunak said in a statement.

• Iran said it had launched ballistic missiles as part of an attack against Israel. Tehran fired ballistic missiles at targets in Israel, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported, citing an anonymous official.

• Lebanese Hezbollah, backed by Iran, said it fired rockets into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, AFP reported.

• A security company said Yemen’s Houthi rebels coordinated with Iran to launch multiple drones into Israel, AFP reported.

• Iran warns the United States to “stay away” from conflict with Israel.