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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.
Saturday’s strikes are part of Israel’s long-awaited retaliation to Iran’s missile attack earlier this month, as the ongoing war in the Middle East continues to escalate to dangerous new levels.
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 ...
Iran's attack was its second-ever directly against Israel. It came five months after it first attacked Israel with waves of about 300 drones and missiles. Israel said almost all were intercepted.
[5] [1] [6] Sixteen people were killed in the strike, including eight officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two Syrian civilians. [3] [4] The airstrike took place during a period of heightened tension between Israel and Iran, and amidst the Israel–Hamas war and the Israel–Hezbollah conflict.
Saturday’s strikes were a response to Iran’s October 1 attack on Israel, when Tehran launched 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. This Iranian attack was part of a tit-for-tat conflict that has ...
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