2024 Iranian strikes in Israel

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Operation True Promise
2024 Iranian strikes on Israel Part of the 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war, and spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
Iranian missiles seen from near the Dome of the Rock in the Old City of Jerusalem
Type	Missile strike, loitering munitions strike
Locations	Weapons launched from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen
Commanded by	Hossein Salami[note 1]
Objective	Damaging or destroying Israeli military facilities used in the Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, in reprisal for that attack
Date	13–14 April 2024[2]
Executed by	Iran  Houthis  Hezbollah Islamic Resistance in Iraq[3] Supported by:  Syria[4]
Outcome	Per Israel: Nevatim and Ramon Airbases slightly damaged[5] Per Iran: Ramon Airbase struck by seven missiles and Nevatim Airbase struck by missiles.[6] Per US At least nine Iranian missiles struck Nevatim and Ramon Airbases, causing minor damage.[5]
Casualties	1 Israeli civilian critically injured by shrapnel;[7] 31 others treated for minor injuries or anxiety[8][9][10]

On 13 April 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq,^[3] Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and the Ansar Allah (Houthis), launched retaliatory attacks against Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights^{[note 2]} with loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.^[13] The attack was codenamed by Iran as Operation True Promise (Persian: وعده صادق, romanized: va'de-ye sādeq).^[14][15] Iran said it was retaliation for the Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus on 1 April,^[16] which killed two Iranian generals.^[17] The strike was seen as a spillover of the Israel–Hamas war and marked Iran's first direct attack on Israel since the start of their proxy conflict.^[18]

Several countries in the Middle East^{[note 3]} closed their airspace a few hours before Iran launched a standoff attack against Israel around midnight on 13 April. Iran's attack sent around 170 drones, over 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles toward Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.^{[note 2]}. The Israel Defense Forces used Arrow 3 and David's Sling systems to shoot down many of the incoming weapons.^[19][20] American, British, French, and Jordanian air forces also shot some down.^[21][22][23] France, which intervened at Jordan's request,^[24] deployed warships to provide radar coverage. Jordan said it had intercepted objects flying into its airspace to protect its citizens.^[25]

Israel said that the coalition, whose defensive efforts were codenamed Iron Shield^[26], destroyed 99 percent of the incoming weapons,^[27][28][29] most before they reached Israeli airspace.^[30] A U.S. official said that at least nine Iranian missiles had struck two Israeli airbases, causing minor damage.^[5] Some of the ballistic missiles were shot down in space by the Arrow system.^[31] The missiles caused minor damage to the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, which remained operational.^[32][33][34] In Israel, a 7-year-old Israeli Bedouin girl was struck and injured by part of a missile, and 31 other people either suffered minor injuries while rushing to shelters or were treated for anxiety. Jordan reported some shrapnel falling on its territory, causing little damage or injuries.^[32][33] The next day, Iran's envoy to the United Nations stated that the attacks "can be deemed concluded".^[35]

The attack was the largest attempted drone strike in history,^[36][37] intended to overwhelm anti-aircraft defenses. It was the first time since Iraq's 1991 missile strikes that Israel was directly attacked by the military of another state.^[38] Iran's attacks drew criticism from the United Nations, several world leaders, and political analysts, who warned that they risk escalating into a full-blown regional war.^{[39][40][41][42]} Israel retaliated by executing limited strikes on Iran on 18 April 2024.^[43]

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