Israel and Iran exchange attacks as ceasefire falters
Summary
Israel and Iran have exchanged missile attacks, and Yemen’s Houthi rebels also fired missiles at Israel, putting a fragile ceasefire at risk. Both sides have launched strikes on military targets, raising concerns about wider conflict in the region.Key Facts
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked two Israeli airbases in response to earlier Israeli strikes on radar sites in Iran.
- Israel detected new missile launches from Iran soon after the IRGC attacks.
- Israel targeted a petrochemical complex and military sites in southwestern Iran after an Iranian missile attack on northern Israel.
- Yemeni Houthi rebels, aligned with Iran, fired missiles at Israel and threatened to block Israeli ships in the Red Sea.
- The missile attacks from Iran were the first against northern Israel since a truce with the US and Israel began in April.
- Israel blames Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group in Lebanon, for attacks on northern Israel; Israel has also increased its military presence in southern Lebanon recently.
- US and Iran are discussing extending the ceasefire to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease rising energy prices.
- President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, urging caution against further military action, but Israel’s far-right National Security Minister called for strong retaliation.
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