Iran launches air attack on Israel with barrage of missiles and drones. Iranian officials say they have launched more than 200 missiles into Israel on Saturday (13 April).
Tehran says it carried out the attack in response to the Israeli air raid on the Iranian consulate in Syria and says the matter can now "be deemed concluded".
Air raid sirens and explosions are being heard in cities across Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as Israeli, US, UK and Jordanian forces shoot down missiles and drones launched from Iran.
The Israeli military said Iran launched more than "200 killer drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles" at Israel and that the vast majority of the projectiles were intercepted outside the country’s borders.
Daniel Hagari, the spokesman for the Israeli military, said a girl was wounded in the attack. There were no reports of fatalities.
US President Joe Biden vowed Washington’s "ironclad" support for Israel after an urgent meeting with his top security officials on the spiralling crisis.
With the attack, Iran’s mission to the UN said it considered the matter of Israel’s raid on its consulate in Syria "concluded" and warned of a "considerably more severe" response "should the Israeli regime make another mistake".
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting requested by Israel at 4pm New York time (16:00 GMT) on Sunday. Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel temporarily have closed their airspace while several airlines suspended flights in the region.
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