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It was the second direct attack by Iran against Israel, the first being the April 2024 strikes. Iran claimed that the attack was an act of "self-defense" [19] [20] in retaliation for Israel's assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC general Abbas Nilforoushan.
Iran and Israel have been engaged in a covert conflict for years. [21] Iran has utilized the "Axis of Resistance", a network of Iranian-backed militant groups, to target Israeli interests, [21] [22] [23] while Israel has reportedly carried out assassinations of high-ranking Iranian officials and nuclear scientists and launched cyberattacks against Iran.
Israel had vowed Iran would pay for its large-scale missile attack on October 1 that saw around 200 missiles fired at Israel, forcing people across the country to take cover in bomb shelters.
Netanyahu praises Israel’s hard hitting attack on Iran as Tehran plays down impact . Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack. 06:30, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. An Israeli attack on Iran ...
Israel’s attack did not take out highly visible or symbolic facilities that could prompt a significant response from Iran, said Yoel Guzansky, a researcher at Tel Aviv’s Institute for National ...
2024 Iran–Israel conflict; 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 27 ...
The heavily armed arch-enemies have engaged in a cycle of retaliatory moves against each other for months, with Saturday's strike coming after an Iranian missile barrage on Oct. 1, much of which ...
Israel told the U.S. that a retaliatory attack by Iran would prompt a robust response from Israel. [100] [101] Seven Israeli embassies were evacuated in response to the potential threat of an Iranian retaliatory attack, after Iran publicly blamed Israel and vowed retaliation. [102]