Israel closes its airspace as it braces for Iranian drone and missile attack

Iran’s state-run news agency says Tehran has fired a 'first phase' of ballistic missiles at targets inside Israel

US President Joe Biden cut short a weekend trip to his beach house in Delaware to return to the White House and monitor the situation. Picture: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Israeli aviation authorities say they are closing the country’s airspace to all flights as it braces for an Iranian drone and missile attack.

The country’s airport authority said the closure would go into effect at 12.30am local time.