- Iran launched a barrage of munitions at Israel in an unprecedented attack over the weekend.
- The US used fighter jets, Patriot missiles, and guided-missile destroyers to help thwart the attack.
- Israel said that it, with support from its partners, intercepted 99% of missiles and drones.
The US helped thwart Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend, using F-15s and F-16s, missiles from a Patriot air-defense system, and two US Navy destroyers in the Mediterranean.
Iran and allied militias in Yemen launched a barrage of 120 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles, and 170 attack drones on Israel in a massive escalation of the Middle East crisis over the weekend.
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Israeli officials said the US and allied forces from the UK, France, and Jordan, with support from Israel’s Iron Dome and Arrow-3 systems, intercepted 99% of Iran’s munitions.
However, US officials told CBS News and The Wall Street Journal that about half of Iran’s ballistic missiles malfunctioned and failed to launch.
