Iran launches massive attack on Israel Iran’s first direct attack on Israel, in response to a recent strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, is pushing the Middle East closer to a full-blown regional war Apr 13: Iran launches more than 300 drones, cruise missiles and surface-to-surface missiles. Israel, with help of U.S., UK and Jordan, claims to have intercepted 99% of launches Apr 1, Damascus: Strike on Iranian consulate kills seven officers of Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsApr 1, Damascus: Strike on Iranian consulate kills seven officers of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Drones and rockets also launched by Iranian proxy groups in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen Apr 13: Iran seizes Israeli-affiliated commercial vessel Paveh 351 Cruise missile Range: 1,650km LIBYA EGYPT ISRAEL TURKEY SYRIA IRAQ JORDAN SAUDI ARABIA YEMEN Houthi UAE Red Sea Gulf of AdenGulf of Aden Tehran Kermanshah IRAN Dokuh Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz 400km 250 miles LEBANON ISRAEL Tel Aviv GAZA STRIP Golan Heights WEST BANK Amman Jerusalem JORDAN Dimona Ramon Airbase EGYPT 50km 30 miles Strikes that reached ground Reported explosions in the sky Arad region: Young girl seriously injured by shrapnel from interception of ballistic missile Nevatim Airbase: “Minor damage” to infrastructure reported Sources: Reuters, AP, BBC, Institute for the Study of War © GRAPHIC NEWS