What type of missiles did Iran use, what damage did they cause – and what will follow?
Iran launched high-speed missile barrages at Israel on Tuesday night, Tehran’s largest-ever attack on its regional foe. The strikes, which Iran said were aimed at military bases,Tehran deployed ballistic missiles, which use trajectories outside or near the limits of Earth’s atmosphere, in the attack. It used similar weapons against Israel earlier this year.While details of the timings and nature of the attack were not known in advance, it was not a surprise.
World powers have for months predicted a “regional escalation” from Israel’s war on Gaza, in which it has killed 40,000 Palestinians. That followed an attack by Hamas militants on 7 October 2023 that killed about 1,200 Israelis. Israel isLebanon is home to Iran’s key regional ally, Hezbollah, which has been firing rockets into northern Israel in response to the bloodshed in Gaza.
The US has warned of an escalation but at the same time supported Israel’s attacks both diplomatically – by arguing its case at international institutions such as the UN – and materially, by sending it the bombs and weapons it has used to kill thousands.A man takes photos of a destroyed building that was hit in Iran’s missile attack in Hod Hasharon, Israel, 2 October.No injuries have been reported in Israel, but one person was killed in the occupied West Bank, authorities there said.
This terrifying tit-for-tat between Israel, Iran and its proxies will only bring more death and disasterIsrael vows to retaliate after Iran launches unprecedented missile attackMissile attack on Israel signals that widely feared regional conflict has ignitedIran calls missile attack on Israel ‘legal, rational and legitimate’
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