Similarly, the cruise missiles also have a long flight time from Iran to Israel (about 800 miles) of approximately one hour. However, the ballistic missiles fired by Iran have a much shorter flight time of around 10 minutes and are more challenging to intercept.

According to the IDF, the Israeli Air Force and its allies successfully intercepted and destroyed all 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles outside the country's borders.

Tehran, Iran – Iran's use of hundreds of drones and missiles to directly target Israel overnight on Sunday in retaliation for an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus set some major political and military precedents.

JERUSALEM/DUBAI, April 13 (Reuters) - Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of a wider regional conflict, as the U.S pledged "ironclad" backing for Israel.