Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah attack, risking Iran response

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Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah attack, risking Iran response

Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs Sunday in retaliation to a Hezbollah missile attack on northern Israel, Israeli officials said. Why it matters: Iran threatened last week to launch a missile attack against Israel if it attacks Beirut , while the U.S. has backed Israel's right to self-defence . Such a move could unravel U.S.–Iran negotiations and reignite the war. Israel notified the Trump administration before the strike, a U.S. official and two other sources with knowledge tell Axios. "T

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▪ Israel says it ‘struck military targets’ in Iran after Tehran launched missile attack — Washington Examiner
▪ Israel strikes back at Iran military targets hours after missile barrage over Lebanon attack — New York Post

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