{"id":19614,"date":"2025-04-14T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=19614"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:14:39","slug":"how-american-pilots-helped-stop-a-catastrophe-over-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/how-american-pilots-helped-stop-a-catastrophe-over-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"How American Pilots Helped Stop a Catastrophe Over Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 13, 2024, Iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel in a direct and unprecedented attack. The assault, dubbed \u201cThe True Promise\u201d by the Iranians, included roughly 185 suicide drones, between 110 and 130 ballistic missiles, and approximately 36 cruise missiles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Large-scale defense operation led by Israel and supported by regional allies<\/strong><br \/>\nIn response, a large-scale defensive operation was launched, led by the IDF with support from a regional coalition that included the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Jordan. During the operation, Israel\u2019s air defense systems\u2014alongside foreign fighter jets\u2014intercepted approximately 99% of the incoming threats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One year ago today, Iran launched 300 missiles and drones at Israel. Our aviators risked everything to stop it. These heroes will never know how many innocent lives they saved that night. Hear the story from those who lived it. Damn proud of these patriots! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ekiXHhRmAS\">pic.twitter.com\/ekiXHhRmAS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 General David Allvin (@OfficialCSAF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialCSAF\/status\/1911405038729101562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0\u201cWe got the call in the middle of the night,\u201d said one U.S. Air Force pilot who took part in the operation. \u201cIt was immediately clear\u2014this wasn\u2019t a drill. This was war. Every pilot understood exactly what was at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Only a few missiles struck inside Israel<\/strong><br \/>\nThe attack triggered global concern, but the coordinated response prevented a major disaster. All of the drones and cruise missiles were intercepted outside Israeli airspace. Most of the ballistic missiles were destroyed in the air or failed during launch. Only a few missiles made it through, causing minor damage. A 7-year-old girl from the Bedouin community was seriously injured.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19617\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19617 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pilots2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pilots2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pilots2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pilots2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran | Credit: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe reached the area within minutes,\u201d said another pilot. \u201cWaves of threats were pouring in toward Israel. We had to respond with complete precision and coordination. We worked shoulder to shoulder with the Israelis, the British, the French, and the Jordanians. It was truly a global mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, we were afraid,\u201d added another pilot. \u201cBut fear doesn\u2019t stop you. You fly. You fight. And you know\u2014you\u2019ve saved lives. That\u2019s what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, U.S. fighter pilots describe in their own words the night hundreds of missiles were launched at Israel | \u201cWe worked shoulder to shoulder with the Israelis, the British, the French, and the Jordanians,\u201d said one pilot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":19616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276,85,88,6,65],"tags":[4157,4153,4159,1475,4154,1930,4155,4158,4156,3173],"class_list":["post-19614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","category-positive-moment","category-will-remember","category-security","category-world","tag-american-pilots","tag-april-13-attack","tag-drone-interception","tag-idf","tag-iranian-missiles","tag-iron-dome","tag-israel-defense","tag-khamenei","tag-regional-coalition","tag-u-s-air-force"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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