Images spread on social media show groups and knots of people waving the Iranian and Palestinian flags as they gather in the square in the middle of the night. Iran's Revolutionary Guards had confirmed hours earlier that an attack had been launched against Israel.
The attack was in retaliation for the April 1 raid on its consulate in Damascus. The images spread onsocial media and the media show. groups and groups of people gathering in Tehran's main square. The attacks were carried out by drones and missiles, the Revolutionary Guards said. The Iranian government said the attack was a response to Israel's raid on the consulate on April 1. Israel said the raid was in response to an Iranian drone attack on its military base in the town of Qusayr in the Golan Heights. The Israeli military said it was responding to the attack with a missile attack on the Iranian Embassy in Tel Aviv. The incident was reported to have taken place in the early hours of Monday morning. The Revolutionary Guards confirmed the attack had taken place at around 3am.