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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 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.
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.
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]
Israel's "response was an exercise in self-defense and specifically avoided populated areas and focused solely on military targets, contrary to Iran’s attack against Israel that targeted Israel ...
Iran stated that the operation was done in retaliation for the Israeli airstrike on an Iranian consulate annex in Damascus, used by the IRGC, two weeks earlier. [12] The operation was part of the Israel-Hamas war spillover and marked Iran's first direct attack on Israel since the start of their proxy conflict. [33]
Israel launched "precise strikes" on Iran on Saturday, killing four soldiers. The strikes were a long-awaited retaliation to an Iranian missile attack earlier in October. Here's how Iran may respond.