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Israel considers how to respond to Iran's attack as President Biden and other world leaders scramble to contain the confrontation.

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The day after Iran used drones and missiles to carry out its first ever direct assault on Israel, diplomacy took center stage today. Leaders from the White House to capitals around the globe are scrambling tonight to try

to keep this unfolding and perilous conflict from spiraling out of control.

Tonight our coverage begins with Nick Schifran. Above the holiest sights in one of the world's holiest cities, rockets lit up the night sky,

and Israeli air defense blocked an unprecedented Iranian attack across all of Israel.

The Israeli defense forces said it thwarted 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles. The majority launched from Iran, but some also came from

Iranian-backed proxies in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. American officials say the U.S. shot down at

least 75 of them, almost all in Jordanian airspace.

Israel said the only missiles that entered Israeli airspace were ballistic, including one that

wounded a seven-year-old girl.

Israel reported no deaths and only minor damage to an Air Force base.

Iran said they were responding to Israel's killing senior Iranian generals inside

Iran's Damascus consulate and called the attack tit for tat. From our point of view

this operation is over and there is no intention to continue the operation but if the

Zionist regime takes any action against the Islamic Republic our next operation will be much larger.

By the light of day, Israelis return to normal, but the region is anything but.

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