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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.
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.
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 ...
Tensions between Iran and Israel have grown rapidly since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas, raising fears of a wider regional conflict that could drag in global powers and ...
2024 Israeli strikes on Iran (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel .
A view of the Tehran capital of Iran is seen on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Credit - Vahid Salemi—AP. TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel attacked military targets in Iran with a series of pre-dawn ...
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]