“Israel's” airport authority said its airspace will be closed from 12:30 AM Sunday (9:30 PM GMT Saturday) after the army reported Iran launched drones at Israel directly from its territory - cited by AFP.

"In accordance with the guidance of the security system, starting at (12:30 am) the airspace of the state of Israel will be clos“Israel's” airport authority said its airspace will be closed from 12:30 AM Sunday (9:30 PM GMT Saturday) after the army reported Iran launched drones at Israel directly from its territory - cited by AFP.

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"In accordance with the guidance of the security system, starting at (12:30 am) the airspace of the state of Israel will be closed to international and domestic flights," the statement said.

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that it launched an attack against “Israel” and was conducted with dozens of missiles and drones “to strike specific targets in the occupied territories” - per a statement.

The operation was carried in response to the “Zionist entity’s crime of bombing our consulate in Syria,” it added.

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The Jordanian Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission announced that earlier, in order to safeguard the safety and security of civil aviation in Jordanian airspace, and in light of the escalating risks in the region, and following a risk assessment conducted according to internationally recognized standards, it has decided to temporarily close Jordanian airspace as a precautionary measure to all incoming, outgoing, and transiting flights starting from 20:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is 11:00 PM local time, for several hours to come.

This decision will be continuously reviewed and updated according to developments - the statement added.

ed to international and domestic flights," the statement said.