This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Nick Miles and at 12 hours GMT on Sunday the 14th of April,

these are our headlines.

Israel's Prime Minister has been responding to Iran's unprecedented overnight attacks.

The Israeli army says it saw off the threat.

The Iranian threat met the Israeli Defence Forces aerial and technological superiority.

We intercepted 99% of those launched towards Israel's territory.

This is a very significant strategic achievement.

Tehran warns Israel more could come.

If the Zionist regime takes any action against the Islamic Republic,

whether on our soil or in places belonging to us in Syria or elsewhere,

our next operation will be much larger.

We'll speak to our correspondent from BBC Persian about the mood in Tehran, and our reporter

in Jerusalem about concerns amongst Israelis. A day of diplomacy lies ahead with a G7 meeting and a

UN Security Council gathering to find ways of de-escalating the situation.

For years is the situation.

For years Israel and Iran have been engaged in a shadow war with Iran using proxy forces in Syria

and Lebanon to carry out attacks.

All that changed in the early hours of Sunday morning as Tehran for the first time carried out

strikes from Iran against Israeli territory. It's sent wave after wave of drones and missiles.

Daniel Hagari is the Israeli military spokesperson.

Last night Iran started an attack against Israel and launched more than 300 different threats.

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