Iran launched a direct attack on Israel on Saturday for the first time, firing more than 300 drones and missiles. Most were intercepted by Israel and its allies. What exactly happened, and how might Israel respond?

In this episode: 
Dorsa Jabbari (@DorsaJabbari), Al Jazeera Correspondent 
Hamdah Salhut (@HamdahSalhut), Al Jazeera Correspondent 
Alex Gatopoulos (@AlexGatopoulos), Al Jazeera Defense Editor 
Ali Harb (@HarbPeace), Al Jazeera Journalist
Maziar Motamedi (@MotamediMaziar), Al Jazeera Journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters and David Enders with Natasha Del Toro in for Malika Bilal. Amy Walters fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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Iran launched a direct attack on Israel on Saturday for the first time, firing more than 300 drones and missiles. Most were intercepted by Israel and its allies. What exactly happened, and how might Israel respond?
In this episode: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Dorsa Jabbari (<a href="https://twitter.com/DorsaJabbari">@DorsaJabbari</a>), Al Jazeera Correspondent </li>
<li aria-level="1">Hamdah Salhut (<a href="https://twitter.com/hamdahsalhut?lang=en">@HamdahSalhut</a>), Al Jazeera Correspondent </li>
<li aria-level="1">Alex Gatopoulos (<a href="https://twitter.com/AlexGatopoulos">@AlexGatopoulos</a>), Al Jazeera Defense Editor </li>
<li aria-level="1">Ali Harb (<a href="https://twitter.com/Harbpeace">@HarbPeace</a>), Al Jazeera Journalist</li>
<li aria-level="1">Maziar Motamedi (<a href="https://twitter.com/MotamediMaziar">@MotamediMaziar</a>), Al Jazeera Journalist</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters and David Enders with Natasha Del Toro in for Malika Bilal. Amy Walters fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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