Iran has initiated a significant aerial attack on Israel, deploying dozens of drones and potentially missiles, as confirmed by both US and Israeli officials this Saturday.

In a televised address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that "in recent years, and even more so in recent weeks, Israel has been preparing for the possibility of a direct attack from Iran." The attack was widely anticipated by US and Israeli intelligence agencies, which have been on high alert, expecting a forceful response from Tehran to last week's attack on Iran's embassy in Damascus, Syria.

According to Iranian media, the drones were launched from Yemen and may have been Iran's HESA Shahed 136, a type of kamikaze uncrewed aerial vehicle designed to attack ground targets from a distance. The Shahed 136, also known as Geran-2, is intended to overwhelm enemy air defenses by being fired in salvoes.