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. Israels 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, heres Yolande Knell. Israels 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. Some of those that go
Welcome tojerusalem. Its time to step back from the brink. Thats the warning from the un Secretary General Antonio Guterres, after irans attack on israel late on saturday. He was speaking at an Emergency Meeting of the un where representatives from the uk and us condemned the attacks by iran, but made it clear that they didnt want to see any further escalation. The worlds top political table is one of the few places where iran sets at the same table and it has been said iran crossed the first red line with its attack on israeli territory. The top diplomats of iran said the country had a legitimate right to self defence after the attack on its diplomatic property in damascus on the 1st of april which killed some of its top Revolutionary Guard members working in the region. Members of the Security Council including the us and uk condemned the attack from iran but there was a call for restraint and an origin of this not to retaliate. Here in israel this morning life is returning to its us
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Our viewers in the United States and Around The World. This is cnns continuing breaking News Coverage of iran strike on israel. Im christiane, Amanpour In London alongside my colleague Alex Marquardt In Washington. And were learning more about iran is unprecedented attack on israel this morning, iran says it targeted the base. Israel used to strike the iranian consulate in damascus the idf says more than 300 missiles house and drones were fired in yesterdays attack the majority were fired from iran itself, but some were launched from iraq. And yemen. Only a few were able to peers the defenses hitting an air base in Southern Israel causing minor damage. And there are no reports of major injuries or deaths suffered directly from the strikes. Israel says, the us, britain, and france also acted during the strikes. Us forces intercepted more than 70 oneway Attack Drones and at least three Ballistic Missiles, according to two, us officials familiar with the matter. And this morning, tehran s