Iran has launched strikes on Israeli land for the first time in history.
Throughout the middle of Saturday night, air raid alerts were sent throughout Israel, and inhabitants were told to seek shelter while explosions were heard as air defenses were activated.
Interceptions lit up the night sky across the country, and Israel's allies shot down numerous drones and missiles before they reached Israeli soil.
The military escalation encompassed at least nine countries, with missiles launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen and intercepted by Israel, the United States, France, and Jordan.
Iran launched around 300 drones and missiles toward Israel, the Israeli military said on Sunday.
According to a televised statement from military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the strike included 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles, none of which entered Israeli land, and 110 ballistic missiles, only a few of which reached Israel. The BBC has not independently verified these data.
The shortest route from Iran to Israel is approximately 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) via Iraq, Syria, and Jordan.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed to have launched drones and missiles. Iraqi security sources told Reuters that rockets were seen flying over Iraq towards Israel.
According to the IRGC, ballistic missiles were fired nearly an hour after the slower-moving drones to target Israel about the same time.
The US Defense Department reported that US forces intercepted dozens of missiles and drones launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon also claimed to have fired two missiles toward an Israeli military installation in the occupied Golan Heights, a plateau that Israel has seized from Syria in a move that the majority of the international community does not recognise.