Israel hits Iran's nuclear program and military leadership
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Israel's attack on Iran raises questions like whether the US will get involved, how Iran will respond, and if a wider conflict may be triggered.
Iran struck Israel early on June 14 with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic republic's nuclear and military facilities, and killed several top generals. Air raid sirens and explosions rang out across Israel overnight, with its military calling on residents to take refuge in bomb shelters.
Explosions heard over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv early Saturday as Iran and Israel trade deadly missile attacks, with casualties reported on both sides. Follow our live updates.
Trump swept into office hoping to be a peacemaker. Five months in, a new conflict is roiling the Middle East, with no end in sight to the war in Ukraine.
"Hezbollah is committed to the ceasefire agreement, even though Israel has not respected this commitment over the past period," the spokesperson said. "It continues to kill, assassinate, and attack areas, including entering border villages and remaining at the five points."
Jennings, 47, had embarked on a trip to the region — his first — to tour major cities like Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as well as kibbutz Nir Oz, where approximately one-quarter of its 400 residents were killed by Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, as well as the site of the Nova music festival massacre, where 378 were killed.
Israel's airstrikes on Iran's military and nuclear facilities led PM Netanyahu to hold urgent talks with world leaders, including PM Modi.
Israel and Iran opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict when Israel launched a major attack with strikes early Friday that set off explosions in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Israel said it targeted nuclear and military facilities,