Most of those missiles and drones did not reach israel. U. S. Forces stepped into the conflict, intercepting more than 70 drones and at least three iranian ballistic missiles. We have team coverage, starting with reporter josh einiger. Hes live in jerusalem with the latest on the airstrikes and the response from the white house tonight. Dawn has now broken sleepless night in israel. People who live in the north have been told its safe to move away from their safe rooms, and iran has told the un that the attack is over. And now its up to israel to decide what it does next. Reporter the sky lit up over the holy land tonight. Unmanned iranian drones streaked over the old city of jerusalem, exploding in the sky as israels Missile Defense system picked them off one by one. They were some of more than fired by iran in an unprecedented attack on israel. Iran has launched a direct attack from iranian soil towards the state of israel. This is a severe and dangerous escalation. Our defense and o
Israel. World leaders now trying to avoid a serious escalation in the middle east. Good morning, im stephanie sierra. The attack is considered a retaliatory strike against israel for the bombing of Irans Embassy in syria. Abc News Reporter live from washington now, and he has more on the u. S. Response and the developments overnight. Good morning. Perry hey. Good morning. The shelter in place at the us embassy in jerusalem has been lifted, but the situation remains complex. The attack on israel is escalating tensions even further in the middle east. Israel says the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran. Us officials confirming American Forces shot down about 70 of them. A us official telling abc news irans targets were three Israeli Military bases, including one housing fighter jets. Together partners, we are operating at a at were operating at full force to defend the state of israel and the people of israel. President biden, cutting his weekend trip to delaware short, re
Five this morning, Israel Forces on alert. Heres a live look from there. Now in israel, and as tensions are very high after iran unleashed hundreds of drones and missiles towards israel, World Leaders now trying to avoid a serious escalation in the middle east. Good morning. Im stephanie sierra. The attack is considered a retaliatory strike against israel for the bombing of Irans Embassy in syria. Abc News Reporter perry russom is in washington, and he has more on the u. S. Response and the developments overnight. It appears were having some technical difficulties. We will get you that information shortly, perry was reporting to us earlier that the shelter in place at the us embassy has been lifted, but the situation remains complex here. It is israel says it stopped 99 of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran. Us officials confirming American Forces shot down about 70 of them. A us official telling abc news irans targets were three Israeli Military bases, including on