Explosions reported in Jerusalem, Jordan River Valley hours after Israel launched ground operations in Lebanon; strikes were a response to campaign against Hezbollah leadership

Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
  • Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel – the Israeli military says around 180 missiles were fired, most of which were intercepted

  • One Palestinian man was killed in the occupied West Bank during the barrage, and a school in central Israel and a restaurant in Tel Aviv were hit

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran “made a big mistake tonight, and will pay for it”

  • Israeli troops have invaded Lebanon, in what the Israeli military calls a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation against Hezbollah

  • On Tuesday morning, an Israeli security official told the BBC there had been “no clashes” yet – but a military spokesman later told people in around 25 Lebanese villages to evacuate

  • The UN and EU have reiterated calls for a ceasefire, with the UN Security Council due to meet tomorrow

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