The Day Iran Rained Missiles on Israel

In 1998, at the ripe age of 74, former President Jimmy Carter put some of his thoughts about getting older to paper. "The virtues of aging," Carter wrote in a book that year, "include both the blessings that come to us as we grow older and what we have to offer that might be beneficial to others." It turns out...

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Israel’s military began what it called a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, carrying out “targeted ground raids” in villages close to the Israeli border.

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The Israeli military pressed its ground incursion into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, calling the operations “limited incursions” that are targeting Hezbollah militants.

The first big incursion in two decades is fanning fears of a wider regional war.

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The answers can be categorized according to the interrelated dynamics of regional geopolitics, U.S. interests and domestic politics in the United States, Iran and Israel.

The US supports Israel’s “right to defend itself” and vowed “serious consequences” for Iran if it chooses to attack the Jewish state, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said — as Israeli forces launched its ground invasion of Lebanon overnight.

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Israel’s military began what it called a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, carrying out “targeted ground raids” in villages close to the Israeli border.

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The Israeli military began a ground operation targeting Hezbollah and tightened restrictions on gatherings as the Iran-backed group aimed strikes at Israeli cities.

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A U.S. official said the United States was preparing to help defend Israel. Earlier, Israel launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah.

The warning of a strike came after an Israeli security official said Israeli troops crossed into southern Lebanon to “remove threats and to deal with Hezbollah strongholds.”

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A U.S. official said the United States was preparing to help defend Israel. Earlier, Israel launched a ground invasion in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah.

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The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is cautioning all government employees and their family members to shelter in place until further notice as Iran prepares to launch missiles at Israel. The warning came as U.S. officials said they expected Iran to attack Israel with missile and drone strikes on Tuesday. “The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem reminds...

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Iran is ready to “imminently”  fire ballistic missiles at Israel in response to the IDF’s ground incursion into Lebanon, a US official said Tuesday.  After warning of a retaliatory attack…

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Israel says Iran has fired missiles at Israel. Israel warned Lebanese people earlier Tuesday to evacuate border communities to avoid harm from limited ground operations it said were launched against Hezbollah.

The attack came after Israeli forces launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon targeting the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.

Iran launched missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening local time, as Israelis throughout the entire country were ordered to take cover in bomb shelters until further notice.

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Air raid sirens sounded across Israel and flashes of light from the arcing intercepting rockets of Israel’s air defense system were visible.

The attack comes days after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, a key Tehran ally, and as Israeli ground forces enter Lebanon, sparking fear of an even wider war.

Iran launched missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening local time, as Israelis throughout the entire country were ordered to take cover in bomb shelters until further notice.

Iran fired over 100 missiles at Israel on Tuesday night — sending millions of Israelis into bomb shelters across the country. Sirens blared across the country as the missiles targeted central and southern Israel in Tehran’s first direct…

On Tuesday evening in Tel Aviv, Israel, two gunman opened fire on innocent bystanders at a train station as they waited for their train.

A direct attack by Iran on Israel will carry 'severe consequences for Iran,' a White House official said. A shelter in place order was issued by the US embassy.

About 250 missiles were expected to be fired at Israel, according to sources.

Israel began a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, vowing a limited operation targeting Hezbollah militants. Iran responded with missile strike.

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The Israeli military said that Iran has fired missiles at Israel, and air raid sirens sounded across the country as residents were ordered to remain close to bomb shelters.

Iran’s attack, which an official said was in retaliation for the killing of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders, will further plunge the region into conflict.

Iran has launched around 100 ballistic missiles towards Israel. Israel officials say that a second wave of missiles is now underway.

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The orders to shelter in place were sent to Israelis' mobile phones and announced on national television.

The threat comes as Israel launches a ground incursion against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israel killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in airstrikes last week.

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The escalation risks a wider war in the Middle East that the Biden administration has worked to avoid.

Iran’s attack, which an official said was in retaliation for the killing of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders, will further plunge the region into conflict.

President Biden called for striking port workers to get an increase in wages, hours after tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico walked off the job. The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) failed to reach an agreement by the midnight deadline, leading...

The Iranian attack comes in the wake of an Israeli ground incursion against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military says Iran has fired missiles at Israel, and is warning Israelis to shelter in place.

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Iran launched missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening local time, as Israelis throughout the entire country were ordered to take cover in bomb shelters until further notice.

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No injuries were reported from the attack and citizens can leave shelters, the IDF says

There were no immediate reports of casualties as Israel ordered residents to head to bomb shelters and as air raid sirens sounded.

An Iranian ballistic missile barrage overwhelmed Israel’s defenses — with dozens of strikes seen on Tel Aviv and other population centers Tuesday night. Footage of the harrowing barrage shows numerous missiles hitting Israel and exploding…

A direct attack by Iran on Israel will carry 'severe consequences for Iran,' a White House official said. A shelter in place order was issued by the US embassy.

No one was injured in Iranian attack, the IDF says as it warns of ‘serious consequences’

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An Israeli military spokesman says very few injuries were reported after an Iranian missile strike and that the public can exit bomb shelters.

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A strike at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico could threaten Americans’ supply of bananas. Three-quarters of the nation’s bananas — more than 3.8 million metric tons — come through ports handled by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) each year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Some 27 percent of the nation’s...

An Israeli military spokesman says very few injuries were reported after an Iranian missile strike and that the public can exit bomb shelters.

Donald Trump released a statement soon after Israel Defense Forces reported that rockets were incoming from Iran.

Iran launched missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening local time, as Israelis throughout the entire country were ordered to take cover in bomb shelters until further notice.

The Iranian airstrikes come in the wake of stepped up Israeli military operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, a group backed by Iran for decades. Israel says it shot down most of the Iranian missiles.

The attack came days after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, a key Tehran ally, and as Israeli ground forces enter Lebanon, sparking fear of an even wider war.

Six civilians were killed on Tuesday in a shooting in Tel Aviv, local police said, as tensions between Israel and Iran-backed terrorist groups in the region have dramatically escalated in recent days and weeks. At least nine people were injured in the attack, which took place in the Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv. Two shooters...

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday called Iran's missile attack against Israel a "significant escalation" and said the Biden administration is determining how to respond. “Obviously this is a significant escalation by Iran, a significant event, and it is equally significant that we were able to step up with Israel and create...

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The attack, which ended shortly after it began, capped a chaotic 24-hour period that began with Israel’s invading of Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah.

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The missiles sharply escalated the conflict that’s threatening to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.

Preparations for ballistic missile launches are detectable from space and likely gave the U.S. and Israel advance warning of the attack.

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The missiles sharply escalated the conflict that’s threatening to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.

US Navy destroyers fired a dozen interceptors against the Iranian missiles, Pentagon says

IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari has told reporters that the Israeli Air force “continues to operate at full capacity, and tonight will also continue to strike powerfully in the Middle East, as has been the case for the past year.”

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U.S. forces had a limited role in repelling Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel, which officials called ineffective but a “significant escalation.”

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“The attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective,” President Joe Biden said following the barrage where two American destroyers helped intercept the missiles. “Make no mistake the United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of…

The U.S. launched missiles to help intercept the attack.

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Two U.S. Navy destroyers fired approximately a dozen interceptors at the ballistic missile barrage aimed at Israel, the Pentagon said.

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The missiles sharply escalated the conflict that’s threatening to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.

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The dock workers’ strike could mean big wage gains but could further disrupt the fragile supply chain.

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The escalation risks a wider war in the Middle East that the Biden administration has worked to avoid.

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The Middle East is a powder keg after Iran launched nearly 200 missiles toward Israel Wednesday, with the United States vowing "severe consequences" for the action. No deaths in Israel were immediately assessed, and U.S. officials said the missiles - aimed at Israel and U.S. Navy ships participating in repelling the attack - were largely shot...

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Many of the missiles were intercepted with the help of the United States, but some fell in central and southern Israel, the Israeli military said.

Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the GOP and Democratic nominees for Vice President of the United States respectively, will debate Tuesday evening in New York.

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Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the GOP and Democratic nominees for Vice President of the United States respectively, will debate Tuesday evening in New York.