It was a question of one day or another: Iran would really attack Israel. And it did.
The war in the Middle East reached another scale on April 1 when Israel attacked the Iranian consulate in Syria and killed 11 people, including two Iranian generals.
Iran immediately warned that this attack would not go unanswered. It just didn't know how.
Last night it became known: the attack was actually aimed at Israel, without "intermediaries".
More than 300 Iranian drones and missiles were fired at Israeli soil. The information was confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces.
Later, concrete figures emerged: Tehran fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles.
Jordan was the first country to close its airspace in the early evening (in Portugal). Israel and Iraq followed about an hour later.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, explosions began to be heard over Jerusalem, while sirens sounded in various parts of Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, had already said that Israel would be able to defend itself, trying to reassure his compatriots.
The drones still took hours to reach Israel: there are almost 2,000 km between the capitals of Tehran and Tel Aviv.
Israel's satellite and radar systems - some of the most advanced on the planet - were able to control the situation and, as early as this morning, Israel announced that it had stopped 99% of Iran's drones and missiles.
With help from the US, according to President Joe Biden. The US maintains "America's unwavering commitment to Israel's security," said Biden - who is now seeking a diplomatic solution with other G7 leaders.
Meanwhile, Israel's airspace was reopened at 7.30 a.m. local time, 5.30 a.m. in Lisbon.
While Iranians took to the streets in the early hours of the morning to celebrate the attack on Israel, there has already been a warning from a senior Iranian official: if Israel retaliates, the next attack will be on a different scale.
"Our response will be much greater than tonight's if Israel retaliates against Iran," warned the Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheru.
