Iran carries out a massive missile attack on Israel, expanding the Middle East conflict
3 months, 1 week ago

Iran carries out a massive missile attack on Israel, expanding the Middle East conflict

NPR  

Iran carries out a massive missile attack on Israel, expanding the Middle East conflict toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR Iran unleashed a major airstrike targeting sites across Israel on Tuesday night, while Israel's air defenses shot down most of the 180 incoming missiles, according to Israeli officials. After Tuesday's strike, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Security Cabinet, "Iran made a big mistake this evening, and it will pay for it." Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said two U.S. destroyers fired a total of 12 interceptors at Iranian missiles as they headed to Israel. toggle caption Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Iran's strike linked to wider regional conflict Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel last Oct. 8 — one day after Hamas launched a major attack into southern Israel.

History of this topic

Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume
Trending News
1 week ago
Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels as other fronts calm
1 week, 1 day ago
Israeli military says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
Trending News
1 week, 4 days ago
Stop missile attacks or face same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah: Israel tells Houthis
1 week, 4 days ago
Middle East latest: Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen
1 week, 4 days ago
Middle East latest: Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen
1 week, 4 days ago
Israel deploys THAAD system for first time to intercept Yemen’s missile
Trending News
1 week, 6 days ago
Watch: In a first, Israel uses America's THAAD system to intercept Houthi missile
2 weeks ago
Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official says
Trending News
2 weeks ago
WHO chief reveals he was at Yemen airport when Israeli airstrikes hit
2 weeks ago
Middle East latest: Houthi rebels fire missile at Israel hours after airstrikes on Yemen airport
2 weeks ago
Israel Hits the Houthis in Yemen After Their Slow Escalation
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Middle East latest: WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport as Israeli bombs fell nearby
Top News
2 weeks, 1 day ago
WHO chief and UN team caught up in Israeli strikes that killed six in Yemen
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Israel’s enemy in Yemen proves hard for US to deter
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Weakened in war with Israel, Iran may decide to build nukes, White House tells Trump
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Defense minister acknowledges Israel killed Hamas leader
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Missile Fired from Yemen Strikes Tel Aviv, 16 Injured
2 weeks, 6 days ago
A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Israel-Gaza war: 16 people injured in Tel Aviv in Houthis rocket attack
2 weeks, 6 days ago
A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza
Trending News
3 weeks ago
Three injured in central Israel after ‘projectile’ launched from Yemen
3 weeks ago
Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv, Israel, with missile
Top News
3 weeks ago
A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza
3 weeks ago
16 injured after missile fired from Yemen hits Israel's Tel Aviv
3 weeks ago
Tel Aviv hit by missile fired from Yemen, Israel and Houthis say
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Houthi TV claims Israel airstrikes target parts of Yemen
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Yemen's capital under attack after Houthi targets Israel, Iran-backed group threatens 'revenge' | VIDEO
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Israeli military strikes Yemen hours after Houthi attack targets Israel
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Israel hits Syria’s coastal Tartus region with ‘heaviest strikes’ in over a decade: War monitor
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Israel strikes missile depots, air defences in Syria’s Tartous region
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Arab countries back Syria transition, slam incursions
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Israel intensifies Syria attacks, but HTS leader says doesn’t want conflict
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Syria war monitor reports Israeli strikes on military sites
Trending News
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Redrawing the map: Israel seeks to remake the Middle East to its own design
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Israel Continues Military Operations in Syria Despite Backlash
Trending News
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Despite Israel’s denial, war monitor says IDF warplanes pound Syria deep into the country
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Assad allies Russia, Iran target US, Israel over HTS takeover of Syria
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Israel Strikes 320 Syrian Sites Amid Assad's Fall
Trending News
1 month ago
Why is Israel attacking Syria's airbases and naval fleet?
1 month ago
Israel hits Syria with over 350 airstrikes; claims Syrian navy ‘destroyed’
1 month ago
Israel targets Syria's naval fleet 'to destroy strategic capabilities', confirms defence minister
1 month ago
Israel’s warplanes pound Syria as it destroys Assad’s naval fleet
1 month ago
Post-Assad Israeli warplanes target Syrian facilities in over 310 airstrikes
Trending News
1 month ago
Syria news live: Israel bombards ‘more than 100’ Syrian military sites as PM agrees handover of power to rebels
1 month ago
Israel targets Syrian military bases and arsenals before new leaders can take them over
1 month ago
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes hit Gaza and also target suspected weapons sites in Syria
1 month ago

Discover Related