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US warns it won’t help as Israel vows retaliation on Iran; Tehran claims it warned of attack days earlier

The world is watching for what happens next after Iran sent a barrage of drones and missiles towards Israel in retaliation for a suspected Israeli attack in Syria last week that killed two Iranian generals. Stay updated here with the Irish Independent’s live blog

Israel's Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow

Irish Independent

The Israeli government’s war cabinet has threatened to retaliate against Iran for its huge drone and missile attack even as allies warned against an escalation of the conflict and the US said it would not help prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attack Tehran.

Mr Netanyahu’s team is divided over the timing and scale of their response to the Iranian barrage on Saturday.