The president of the United States, Joe Biden , congratulated the US military forces that helped Israel shoot down the drones and missiles fired by Iran and that stopped the historic attack that raised tension in the Middle East.
The White House published a video in which the US president is seen speaking over a loudspeaker with Lieutenant Colonel Curtis Culver, commander of the 494th Fighter Squadron, one of the two units of the US Air Force, which responded to the attack.
The support of US aviation last night was one of the key points that allowed Israel to neutralize Iran’s wave of attacks, which included more than 170 drones, 120 ballistic missiles and about 30 cruise missiles.
The American president was effusive about the results of the American intervention and said in his message to the forces that they had made him “feel proud.”
White House officials cited by The New York Times said U.S. warplanes shot down more than 70 explosive drones in the attack, while two U.S. Navy warships in the eastern Mediterranean destroyed four to six. ballistic missiles, as part of the response.
Israel – with help from the US and also assistance from the United Kingdom and neighboring Jordan – managed to intercept 99% of the missiles, so that the Iranian offensive caused no deaths, but it did leave one seriously injured by shrapnel. seven-year-old girl and slight damage was reported at an Air Force base in the south of the country.
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