Most U.N. Security Council members condemn Iranian attack, urge ‘restraint’

Ambassadors for Iran, Syria, Russia and China criticized the support of the United States and other countries that helped shoot down the drones and missiles. The representatives also critiqued the Security Council for not condemning Israel’s April 1 attack on an Iranian diplomatic compound, a strike that killed seven members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and led to Tehran’s retaliatory attack.

More than 99 percent of the missiles and drones were intercepted, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said. A few fell inside Israeli territory, seriously injuring a young girl and causing minor damage to a military base, he added.

Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz made his military’s intentions clear Sunday, though he was not forthcoming with details: “We will exact a price on Iran, in the manner and at the time that is right for us.”

IRGC commander Hossein Salami warned that any retaliation by Israel would draw an even more forceful response. Iran’s U.N. mission warned the United States to stay away from its conflict with Israel, and all sides said they would respond with force if provoked.