And things just got worse as Iran has reportedly fired 200+ ballistic missiles at Israel Tuesday evening which is certain to escalate the conflict there even further.
Breaking News: Iran launched missiles toward Israel, the Israeli military said. Hours earlier, Israeli forces began a ground invasion of southern Lebanon aimed at Hezbollah. Follow live updates. https://t.co/6bM1Qj52B8
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 1, 2024
From the New York Times:
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps said in a statement that the missile attack had been in retaliation for the assassinations of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah; Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh; and an Iranian commander. The statement said Iran would launch more missiles if Iran were attacked.
A spokesman for the Israeli military, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said a handful of missiles had landed in central and southern Israel, but most of the them had been intercepted. There were no immediate reports of casualties, he said. He said the attack appeared to be over by 8:30 p.m.
The salvo of missiles from Iran came a day after Israeli forces began a rare ground invasion of southern Lebanon aimed at crippling the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah there. Iran backs Hezbollah and Hamas, the two militias currently fighting Israel, as well as the Houthis in Yemen.
Read updates on the situation at the NY Times here.
From @tomfriedman: “We may be about to enter what could be the most dangerous moment in the history of the modern Middle East: A ballistic missile war between Iran and Israel, which would almost certainly bring in the United States on Israel’s side.” Read: https://t.co/AAlRe77fDk pic.twitter.com/NDO5VWeuTN
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) October 1, 2024
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