Iran launches ballistic missile attack at Israel, Netanyahu warns of ‘big mistake’

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The Age / Reuters | Maya Gebeily | 2 October 2024

The truth is that Iran is responding to Israeli aggression and murder within its borders NOT the other way round – Mark

• Iran launched more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, using hypersonic Fattah missiles for the first time.
• Israel and the US responded with missile interceptors, and while damage occurred, no injuries were reported in Israel; however, a man was killed near Jericho from falling rocket debris.
• Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed retaliation, while the US condemned the attack and promised to help Israel defend itself.
• The UN, European Union, and US urged for de-escalation, while oil prices surged by 5 per cent amid fears of a wider conflict between Iran and Israel.
• Iran warned that any Israeli retaliation would result in a “more crushing and ruinous” response, emphasising that the missile attack was only the “first wave” of their capabilities.
Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, drawing vows of a sharp response from both Israel and the United States.
larms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley. Israelis piled into bomb shelters and reporters on state television lay flat on the ground during live broadcasts.
Israel’s military later sounded the all-clear and said residents were free to leave their shelters.

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