adding that: representatives from the uk and us condemned the attacks by iran on israel but made it clear that they didn t want to see any further escalation, but israel s ambassador rejected the call for the violence to stop. iran and its hegemonic or conditions of global domination must be stopped before it drives the world to a point of no return. to a regional war that can escalate to a world war. this attack crossed every red line and is well with reserves its legal right to retaliate. we are not a frog in boiling water. we are a nation of lions. iran launched an estimated 300 drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles towards israel in its first ever direct attack on israel. iran said it was responding to an israeli strike earlier this month on its consulate in syria s capital damascus that killed several iranian military commanders. speaking at the security council meeting, iran s representative said the response was proportionate . iran s operation was entirely in the ex
special coverage of this growing crisis between iran and israel, the un security council meeting called last night, a special meeting in the wake of the rainy and unprecedented attack across israel, the un secretary general sounded a warning. he says the region is on the brink. like many world leaders in the region and across the world he is calling for restraint, calling on israel not to retaliate. the top table, the security council, is one of the few places in iran and israel set in the same room and they use this opportunity, the israeli ambassador said iran had crossed every red redline. the top diplomats in iran said this was a legitimate act of self defence after the israeli attack on its consulate in damascus on the 1st of april which killed several of its senior revolutionary guards. in two hours time in israel the israeli war cabinet will meet and there are a range of options on the table. last night we heard from benny gantz, a member of the war cabinet saying isra
and coming up on bbc news: arsenal drop points in the race for the premier league title after losing to aston villa. they are now two points behind manchester city. good afternoon. israel s war cabinet is meeting now to discuss options for retaliation against iran after its drone and missile attacks on saturday night. israel says 99% of the iranian weapons were safely intercepted. one senior israeli minister says his country will exact a price on iran for the attack when the timing is right. but world leaders are urging israel to show restraint. from jerusalem, here s yolande knell. israel s air defences called to action. in the early hours on sunday, fighterjets battled waves of iranian drones and missiles, fired at israeli targets. it marked the first time iran has attacked israel directly from its own soil. explosions could be heard widely, including injerusalem and tel aviv. israel says that 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran were intercepted. som
and another attack. they repelled iran s attack, which was impressive. he says, it was a success which shouldn t be given away easily, hence our advice for the israeli government to be part of the de escalation. let s take a closer look at the strikes on saturday night. iran may have appeared to try and overwhelm israel s air defences with multiple waves of drones and missiles. but israel s advanced defence system destroyed most of them in the air, with the help of its western allies. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has more. so how is israel able to defend itself with the help of its allies? first, they knew about the attack. it was telegraphed in advance, but the scale was significant with more than 300 weapons fired, including more than 170 armed drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles, which can travel twice the speed of sand. most of those were fired from iran which can travel twice the speed of sound. most of those were fired from iran itself, the