uk and france, saying it intercepted some flying objects while they were passing over its airspace. welcome to the programme. we have plenty of international reaction coming up to a overnight. first of all, take a look at what happened. air raid sirens. these are the sirens overjerusalem and the explosions in the sky there over israel. sum up 300 drones and missiles are fired towards israel. and the idf is saying that around 99% of them were taken out of the sky. are notjust above israel, these pictures next are from jordan, allies helping here, the us, uk and france among those shooting ten objects over outside israel. also syria and damascus, two similar scenes there. we have a look now at the iron dome, heading back to israel, the defence mechanism covering much of israel. intercepted missiles were fired from the ground there leaving trails of towards those drones and missiles. the assessment of the damage from israel is very limited, no deaths, some infrastructure and mil
bye bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: air raid sirens. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles. the israelis say 99% were intercepted. the us, britain and jordan were among the countries involved in israel s defence. some of the missiles were intercepted outside earth s atmosphere. supporters of the iranian government take to the streets of tehran to celebrate the attack. iran warns israel not to retaliate. president biden says he ll agree a diplomatic response to the attack with other g7 leaders. the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting later. welcome to the programme. an extraordinary diplomatic moment in the hours ahead as many ask what if anything will israel do next? we are expecting in the next few minutes the israeli war cabinet meeting to get under way and later a meeting of the g7 and the united nations security council. let s first look at what happened overnight. air raid sirens.