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The Iran–Israel proxy conflict, also known as the Iran–Israel proxy war [24] or Iran–Israel Cold War, [25] is an ongoing proxy conflict between Iran and Israel. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah.
On 7 October 2023, Hamas, a Palestinian militant group partially funded by Iran, launched an attack on Israel resulting in the deaths of almost 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians, and the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war. [45] Israel also skirmished with Iranian proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon. [46]
On 1 October 2024, Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles [16] at targets in Israel, in at least two waves, the largest attack during the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict. [17] Iran's codename for the attack was Operation True Promise 2 (Persian: عملیات وعده صادق ۲). [18] It was the second direct attack by Iran against Israel ...
That missile barrage came about 24 hours after Israel launched a ground war in Lebanon, opening a new front in its war against Iranian-backed militants. Israel and Iran have been fighting a shadow ...
Israel's first open attack on Iran targets missile sites, but spares oil and nuclear targets, military officials said. The attack risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war.
The fear looming behind the exchanges between Israel and Iran is that the United States could eventually be drawn into a regional war. That is a development that neither the U.S. nor Iran wants ...
It was the largest attack on Iran since the Iran–Iraq War. [11] [12] Israel said the strikes were launched in response to the Iranian strikes against Israel earlier that month. [13] Israel informed Iran a few hours ahead of the attack what would be targeted, and warned Iran against responding.
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel's airstrikes "hit hard" Iran's defences and missile production, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...