The U.S. said it has intercepted a number of drones. A number of missiles were dropped inside Israeli territory, causing damage to a military base, Hagari said, adding that there were no reported casualties beside a girl who was hurt. He added, “we hope she will be well.”
- Air raid sirens and explosions are being heard in cities across Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as Israeli, US, UK and Jordanian forces shoot down missiles and drones launched from Iran.
- Tehran says it carried out the attack in response to an Israeli raid on the Iranian consulate in Syria and says the matter can now “be deemed concluded”.
- In Gaza, at least 19 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded in six major Israeli attacks, while in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers continued attacks on Palestinians and their homes, wounding at least 19 people.
- At least 33,686 Palestinians have been killed and 76,309 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.
- Iran has invoked Article 51 of the UN Charter to justify its attack on Israel. The provision grants countries the right to self-defence if they come under attack.
- Iran has argued that the deadly Israeli air strike on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus constitutes a direct attack on the country’s sovereignty.
- Here’s what Article 51 says:
- “Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.”
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