Iran Launches Drone Attacks on Israel, Netizens: Sign of World War III Beginning?

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Iran recently launched a drone attack on Israel, in response to attacking the Iranian Embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

As a result of the Israeli attack, seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were reportedly killed. In response, the IRGC launched punitive attacks on the occupied territories involving drones and missiles.

The escalation between the two countries became increasingly heated, with Iran saying the attack was a response to attacks in Syria and, “This problem can be considered resolved. However, if the Israeli regime makes another mistake, Iran's response will be much more severe.”

They added, “This is a conflict between Iran and the evil Israeli regime and the US MUST STAY AWAY!”

Until now, the world seems to be waiting to see how the Iran vs Israel conflict will develop and end. It is natural that many internet citizens (netizens) in the world are worried that the conflict between these two countries will trigger the start of “World War 3”.

Evidently, the keywords World War III, World War 3, WW III, World War 3, WW 3, Iran, Palestine, Iron Dome, Russia, Tel Aviv, and Jordan have entered trending topics in the world, including in Indonesia.

The following is a summary of netizens' tweets regarding the Iran and Israel conflict that were circulating on the X social media platform, Sunday (14/4/2024).

“Breaking News. World War III begins soon: In Arabia; Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq vs Israel (NATO), In Europe; Russia vs Ukraine (NATO), In Asia; China vs Taiwan (NATO), North Korea vs South Korea (NATO),” wrote @mu****.

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“Allahu Akbar!!! The second an Iranian missile fell on the illegal Israhell settlement on the Syrian Golan plateau which was occupied by Israel. Sunday (14/4). Will World War III break out?,” tweeted @m****.