Iran fired more than 300 rockets, ballistic missiles and drones against targets in Israel. The Israeli military said 99 percent of them were intercepted.
US President Joe Biden called the attack an “unprecedented airstrike on military facilities in Israel’s brazen attack” Biden continued to speak of a “brazen” Iranian attack, which he condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Political scientist Stefan Fröhlich does not expect a major conflict to occur in the region in the short term. “Nobody wants to escalate this to the point where it leads to a major confrontation. Everyone involved must rely on deterrence – but in a controlled manner,” said FröHLich.. Is the Iranian attack on Israel the starting point of a new level of escalation in the Middle East? The G7 will immediately discuss the situation. The Iranian attack was “a disproportionate provocation” that “was also contrary to international law.” The Israeli government has called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. The US President made it clear that he rejected an Israeli counterattack.