The UK government has confirmed that British forces played a role in defending Israel after Iran launched a massive missile attack last night. Sir Keir Starmer praised the 'courage and professionalism' of British personnel involved. The attack, described as twice the size of Iran's April strike, prompted an immediate response from Israel, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing retaliation.
BRITISH forces "played their part" in defending Israel as Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles last night, the UK government has confirmed.“I want to thank all British personnel involved in the operation for their courage and professionalism.”Plans for real-life Bond villain superyacht with underwater shark tank
Early warning systems detected the launches at around 7.30pm local time and skies above Israel began lighting up within minutes. Following the barrage, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Iran for making a "big mistake" and threatened "it will pay for it".ballroom tensionIran said it launched the strikes in retaliation for the killing of the leaders of its proxy forces over the past few months.
It is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 2–43 miles away.
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