Iran launches drones on Israel tonight. Is this very serious as in kickstarting ww3?

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/13/iran-launches-drone-attack-against-israel

And that makes them different to any of the other actors in the Middle East, how? Including us, in the West?

Oh how difficult waiting for this to unfold when you're family are there. Hope all your family are safe an sound

The problem with a subject that is so polarised as the Gaza conflict is that both sides are so entrenched in their views that a compromise solution becomes impossible.

In which case the alternative as we are now seeing is escalation in a last man standing scenario.

I only wish that the Gaza conflict had not polarised people so much including in the UK

Exactly that!!

Israel will launch a few at irans military sites

BREAKING: All iranaian drones fired at military and government sites

99% will be shoot down

Iran is just posturing and hopefully no deaths on Israels side

The drones flay at 300mph, a good 90 minutes warning given to Israel and phone messages before that. Israels Iron Defence Dome sytems first interceptor rockets ar 2500mph - most will be taken down a few hundred miles short of Telvi

IDF will make counter attack and warn Iran, re their inetensions on some of their airbases - hopefully no deaths

It is apparently ballistic missiles and not just drones.

I’m guessing part of it is that the news is much more accessible now with your phones but it gives me so much anxiety every time I hear about anything like this escalating. I didn’t realise it wasn’t targeting civilians or that it would be stopped but I’ve just been picturing those missiles (that humans have designed and made with the sole purpose of murdering as many people as possible) flying through the sky until midnight. Why are we as humans doing this to each other? Why can’t we just stop the whole thing and get on? 😭 Needlessly killing people is never going to be the answer

Talk about bloody victim blaming! I do feel Israel has asked for this have you been hiding under a rock BouncebackBetty?
IRAN has been bankrolling all the terrorists especially Hamas and Hezbollah to the tune of billions of dollars.

Trust me, ballistic missiles would only take a few minutes and drones 2 to 3 hours. The ballsitc missiles will hit large airforce bases that are many square miles and it jst sending a message thankfull.

Most dorone are now being shot down bt war planes and the few that get through will be shot down by the iron dome sytems and surface to air sytems

IDF wil attack a few iranian air bases which again in many sqaure miles -

Bottom line - both sides will claim vicory and this will have blown over by our time tomorrow noon

Was checking Flight Radar - all commercial flights have diverted or grounded over iran/jordan and israel etc

latest is 78 drones shot down accoridng to sources on X

Are people on here defending the Islamic republic of Iran - Jesus Christ

I think people can defend who they like though?

Who, where, when - I will contact, MI6, MI5 CID, FBI, CIA, DSC

To be fair Hamas have been financed by Israel too.

Nope, just the thousands of innocents killed in Gaza which many Israelis do not support either.

Saying the IDF have not been innocent here does not mean I support Iran.

Defending isn't the same as acknowledging that attacking embassies isn't something civilised countries do.

Just because someone is a 'baddy' doesn't mean you are justified doing anything you please.

And fucking religion, what should be dusty old books still causing mayhem in this day and age.

Flightradar update is:

Situation according to official NOTAMs as of 21:35 UTC time.

• Iran airspace closed to VFR flights only.
• Jordan airspace closed.
• Iraq airspace closed.
• Lebanon airspace closed.
• Israel airspace closed.

Iran has shot itself in its middle foot
IE, the hundred plus drones launched, possibly one will land in Israel hopefully in an open area. This will show the world how weak Iran is and its bark is much worse than its bite.

Let's hope so!

Well yes. All a bit pointless

This was always going to happen. The Iranian leadership hates most of its own people, hates its neighbours, hates the west - esp. the US of course - but most of all it hates Jews.

It’s a basket case regime. When all or nearly all of its drones and missiles are shot down it will be even more hate filled and dangerous.

Where is your sister Tel Aviv? Just wondering as have family in Ranana don't know if in safe room.

Zichron Yaacov

If a US Consulate had been attacked and US military personnel killed, we know there would be a response from the US.

What did the Israeli Government think would happen?

This is not gong to end well. It's just going to escalate an already awful situation

Hope they are safe. I think that's a bit further South isn't it?