Drones understood to be heading towards Israel as Biden returned from Delaware on Saturday to meet with national security team

Iran said it launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel on Saturday in a major attack following days of acute tension building up in the region and warnings from the US and elsewhere about a wider conflict erupting.

Air attack warning sirens began wailing over Jerusalem just before 2am local time on Sunday after the weapons were fired a few hours earlier from Iran with US and Jordanian military assisting Israel’s air defenses in intercepting the first incoming barrage.

With weapons believed to be still in the air en route to Israel, Iran’s mission to the United Nations posted on X: “Iran’s military action was in response to the Zionist regime’s aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus. The matter can be deemed concluded.”

However, it threatened more severe action in the face of further Israeli aggression and warned the US and Jordan specifically not to assist Israel.

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    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      41·
      8 months ago

      Yes. But then you run up against the fact there’s plenty of Jewish holy warriors in Israel, including in the government, so it starts looking morally equivalent again.

      • kamenoko@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        21·
        8 months ago

        If you had to pick between Israel and Saudi Arabia to move your family to which one would you choose?

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          Well, this is completely unrelated to the original point, but Israel. Which happens to get along okay with Saudi Arabia, and both of which hate the original subject of Iran.

          Even as an atheist Jew, somewhere Muslim like Khazakhstan or Indonesia are still higher on my list, in part because they don’t have theocrats in government.

          • kamenoko@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            11·
            8 months ago

            Can’t say they’re much higher on my list. I guess what I’m trying to highlight is that Israel is a lot closer to a functional democracy than any other state in the Middle East and advocating for the terrorists they’re fighting is really naive.

            • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              2·
              8 months ago

              Again, terrorist is a meaningless word.

              Historically, sure, but they’re definitely not heading that direction. As far as I’m concerned they’re just another state in the Middle East at this point.