Iran has launched more than 100 unmanned aerial vehicles toward Israel, the IDF said Friday morning, marking a major escalation in regional tensions following the start of Operation Rising Lion targeting Iran’s nuclear program.
“We are working to intercept them,” military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said in a statement, referring to the drones—known by their Hebrew acronym as UAVs or “katbamim.” The military did not provide immediate details on the types of drones used, their targets or whether any had already been intercepted. Videos circulating in Arabic-language media appeared to show the UAVs in flight.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a statement Friday morning declaring that Iran was now on a war footing.
