Iran retaliation attack against Israel. What is known so far:
The weapons
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The Iranian attack involved drones, cruise and supersonic missiles, according to Iranian and Israeli officials and media reports
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For the first time Iran used missiles with separable warheads to break through Israel's air defenses, according to IRGC
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Iran used more than 200 rockets and drones, according to the statement by IDF. Anonymous Israeli officials claimed to Ynet that 99% of Iran's projectiles were intercepted.
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The US and UK reportedly helped shot down some of the drones in the skies of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria
The damage
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An airbase, from which the plane that attacked the Iranian consulate in Damascus had taken off, came under fire, IRGC reported
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Hezbollah stated it struck Israeli air defense complexes in the Golan Heights with rockets and Israel stated it struck Hezbollah infrastructure facilities in Lebanon in response
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The IDF base in the Negev desert was reportedly hit by 7 missiles and 7 rockets hit Ramon Air base in southern Israel
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10-year-old boy from Bedouin village was reportedly wounded as a result of Iranian attack
The reaction
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IRGC stated that the operation was a “success” and Iran's mission to the UN said the attack was a response to aggression against diplomatic facilities, citing the right to self-defense of UN Charter Article 51
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The Iranian attacks were labeled as "unprecedented and blatant violation of Israel's sovereignty," by Israel in a letter to the chairman of the UN Security Council
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Iran promised to double its next reaction if Israel will try to response, according to the Iranian Tasnim news agency
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The US Navy dispatched the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight Eisenhower towards Israel as UK Air Force's dispatched its Voyager KC2 refueling aircraft the same way
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