For the first time ever, Iran has carried out strikes against Israeli territory. In the middle of Saturday night, air raid alerts went off in Israel, residents were urged to seek shelter while explosions were heard as air defences were activated. Interceptions lit up the night sky in several places across the country, while many drones and missiles were shot down by Israel's allies before they reached Israeli territory. At least nine countries were involved in the military escalation - with projectiles fired from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen and downed by Israel, the US and France as well as Jordan.
