Follow live the latest news on Iran's attack on Israel
BRUSSELS, April 14 (EUROPA PRESS) –
NATO condemned this Sunday the attacks carried out with drones and missiles by Iran against Israel and stressed that “it is vital that the conflict in the Middle East does not get out of control.”
“We condemn tonight's escalation by Iran, we call for restraint and we are closely monitoring events,” said Alliance spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah in statements given to Europa Press.
The Israeli Army has confirmed that Iran's direct attack – the one announced by Tehran as Operation 'True Promise' – has included the launch of 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles, “99 percent” of the which have been intercepted by Israeli defensive systems.
For its part, Iran has defended that these attacks are part of a legitimate response and its right to “self-defense” after the aforementioned bombing against its Consulate in Damascus, blamed on Israel and which resulted in the death of seven members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
