Iran: Iran launches missile attack on Israel
Iran fired waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday in what it called a revenge attack for Israel’s killing of several Hezbollah leaders including its top leader Hassan Nasrallah.
There were no immediate reports of injuries from the barrage, which targeted Tel Aviv and other central parts of Israel. Iran fired about 180 missiles, Israel’s military said. The attack comes as the Middle East appears to be teetering on the brink of a multi-state war and followed an Israeli ground operation into Lebanon, where Iran-backed Hezbollah is based.
The move by Iran was the latest escalation in a weeks-long skirmish between Hezbollah and Israel, and comes days before the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on southern Israel. Hamas is an ally of Hezbollah and also supported by Iran. It also comes just as the Jewish high holiday Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Wednesday.