Iran launches drone attack against Israel
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced early Sunday the launch of suicide drones towards Israel, the latest wave of attacks as fighting between the two fores entered the 10th day.
"A vast wave of attack and suicide drones has been heading for hours towards their (Israeli) strategic targets throughout the regime's territory, from the north to the south of the occupied territories," Guards spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini was quoted as saying by state television. —Agence France-Presse
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