Iran fires missiles at Israel as Middle East tit-for-tat escalates
Iran launched missiles at Israel from the north on Sunday, saying the strike was retaliation for Israeli actions against Hezbollah command centers in Beirut. Israel reported activating air defenses after missiles were detected, and it was initially unclear whether all were intercepted-this was described as Iran’s first direct attack on Israel since an April ceasefire.
The Iran strike followed closely after Israeli missiles hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Hezbollah is based, killing at least two people and injuring others, according to Lebanese authorities. Hezbollah has previously fired rockets toward Israel, and Tehran warned that attacks on Beirut would amount to war.
Iranian officials condemned the Beirut attack and threatened “painful” retaliation, saying both Israeli and U.S.assets could be targeted if strikes on Lebanon continued.They also argued the U.S. had effectively “greenlit” Israel’s actions, and suggested Israel and the U.S.were not genuinely committed to ceasefire or peace talks.
Iran fired missiles at northern Israel on Sunday in retaliation for the Israeli Defense Forces targeting what it called Hezbollah command centers in Beirut.
The IDF on Sunday said air defense systems were activated after missiles were detected headed toward Israel from Iran, marking the first direct Iranian attack on the Jewish state since an April ceasefire. Initial reports indicated that at least several missiles were launched, though it was not immediately clear if all of them were intercepted by Israeli forces.
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The attack comes hours after Israeli missiles struck Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, killing at least two people and wounding others, according to Lebanese authorities. That strike in itself was retaliation for Hezbollah rocket fire toward Israel earlier in the day. Iran had stated that any attack on the Lebanese capital would amount to war. Hezbollah is a well-known Iranian proxy.
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A renewed ceasefire was announced on Wednesday following U.S.-mediated negotiations involving Israel and the Lebanese government that called for a halt in hostilities and the establishment of security zones in southern Lebanon, though Hezbollah was not a party to the talks and rejected key provisions of the deal. Iranian-backed Hezbollah has insisted that any end to the war in Lebanon would be brokered through talks between the United States and Iran.
Iranian officials condemned the attack on Beirut, threatening a “painful” retaliation and warning that both Israeli and U.S. assets in the region could become targets if strikes on Lebanon continued. Iranian Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran would be “in direct confrontation with the enemy” following the attack.
Ghalibaf framed Israel’s strikes on Beirut as being “greenlit” by the U.S. and said the two countries are not “committed” to a ceasefire or peace negotiations.
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“They are neither committed to a ceasefire nor believe in dialogue, and by demonstrating through the naval blockade and violation of agreements regarding Lebanon that they only understand the language of power,” Ghalibaf said.
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