Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for strikes on Hezbollah

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Jerusalem/Beirut: Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israels campaign against Tehrans Hezbollah allies in Lebanon...

We discussed how the United States is prepared to help Israel defend against these attacks, and protect American personnel in the region, Biden said on X about a meeting held with Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House national security team earlier in the day...

The Iranian missile launches came after Israeli ground troops launched raids into Lebanon and its warplanes bombed from the skies...

Though so far characterised by Israel as limited, the first ground campaign into Lebanon for 18 years would pit Israeli soldiers against Hezbollah, Irans best-armed proxy force in the Middle East...

Iran, which sponsors Hezbollah, has vowed to retaliate against Israel, raising fears that war could spill across borders throughout the region, despite efforts by the United States, Israels closest and most powerful ally, to contain it...

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