Israel Holidays School Students After Iran's Drone Missile Attack

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JAKARTA - Israel decided to lay off schools on Monday, April 15, following Iranian drone and missile attacks in retaliation for attacks on the embassy in Damascus, Syria.

The military also announced restrictions on the number of gatherings, and the cancellation of working in communities in the north and south of the country on Monday, April 15 after canceling them on Sunday, April 14.

Israel will "calculate" Iran's attack according to appropriate means and time, said War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz.

Responding to Iran's attack, Israel's war cabinet began its meeting.

The war cabinet consists of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Benny Gantz, party leader of National Unity and former Minister of Defense. Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer including politicians Gadi Eisenkot and Aryeh Deri who sit in the cabinet of war as observers

The war cabinet meeting was held when Israel determined its response after Iran launched dozens of missiles from its territory to Israel on Saturday, April 13 evening.

The Israeli military claimed 99 percent of the missiles fired by Iran were intercepted.

Only a small number of ballistic missiles reached the country's territory, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces, Rear Admiral Daniel totaled, reported by CNN.

The remaining ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and all drones were intercepted before reaching Israeli territory, he added.

About 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles launched into Israel by Iran, he said, were mostly intercepted by the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli mitra'.

The ballistic missile that reached Israel crashed at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel, waryani said, adding the missile only caused minor structural damage.

The base functions and continues operations after the attack, and the planes continue to use the base, he added.

"Some of the weapons launched into Israel were fired from Iraq and Yemen," continued Shari.