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Israel said that the coalition whose defensive efforts were codenamed '''Iron Shield''',<ref name="Yahoo-2024">{{cite web |date=16 April 2024 |title=IDF weighing response to Iran attack; foreign minister urges sanctions |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/idf-weighing-response-iran-attack-113715507.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418185818/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/idf-weighing-response-iran-attack-113715507.html |archive-date=18 April 2024 |access-date=18 April 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}}</ref> destroyed 99 percent of the incoming weapons,<ref name="Reuters-2024c2">{{cite news |date=14 April 2024 |title=US military destroyed 80 drones, 6 missiles launched from Iran, Yemen: US CENTCOM says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-destroyed-80-drones-6-missiles-launched-iran-yemen-us-centcom-says-2024-04-15/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref name="AP News-2024a">{{Cite web |date=13 April 2024 |title=Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted |url=https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413093104/https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac |archive-date=13 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CNN-2024b">{{Cite web |date=13 April 2024 |title=Iran launches unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel in major escalation of widening conflict |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/middleeast/iran-drones-attack-israel-intl-latam/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414211637/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/middleeast/iran-drones-attack-israel-intl-latam/index.html |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> most before they reached Israeli airspace.<ref name="Trofimov2">{{Cite news |last=Trofimov |first=Yaroslav |title=Analysis: Israel Repelled Iran's Huge Attack. But Only With Help From U.S. and Arab Partners. |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/analysis-israel-repelled-irans-huge-attack-but-only-with-help-from-u-s-and-arab-partners-a7844065 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414214821/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/analysis-israel-repelled-irans-huge-attack-but-only-with-help-from-u-s-and-arab-partners-a7844065 |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> [[United States Air Force|American]], [[Royal Air Force|British]], [[French Air and Space Force|French]], and [[Royal Jordanian Air Force|Jordanian]] air forces also shot some down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borger |first=Julian |date=14 April 2024 |title=US and UK forces help shoot down Iranian drones over Jordan, Syria and Iraq |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/14/us-and-uk-forces-help-shoot-down-iranian-drones-over-jordan-syria-and-iraq |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414002629/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/14/us-and-uk-forces-help-shoot-down-iranian-drones-over-jordan-syria-and-iraq |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="Lagneau">{{cite web |last1=Lagneau |first1=Laurent |date=15 April 2024 |title=Les Rafale de la 4e Escadre ont ouvert leur tableau de chasse lors de l'attaque d'Israël par l'Iran |url=https://www.opex360.com/2024/04/15/les-rafale-de-la-4e-escadre-ont-ouvert-leur-tableau-de-chasse-lors-de-lattaque-disrael-par-liran/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417234601/https://www.opex360.com/2024/04/15/les-rafale-de-la-4e-escadre-ont-ouvert-leur-tableau-de-chasse-lors-de-lattaque-disrael-par-liran/ |archive-date=17 April 2024 |accessdate=19 April 2024 |website={{ill|Opex360|fr|lt=Zone Militaire}} |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Al-Khalidi |first=Suleiman |date=14 April 2024 |title=Jordan airforce shoots down Iranian drones flying over to Israel |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/jordans-air-defence-ready-shoot-down-any-iranian-aircraft-that-violate-its-2024-04-13/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref> The missiles caused minor damage to the [[Nevatim Airbase]] in southern Israel, which remained operational.<ref name="BBC-2024a2">{{Cite news |date=14 April 2024 |title=What was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68811273 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414091527/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68811273 |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="The Jerusalem Post-2024a2">{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=Nevatim base sustains minor damage following hit |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-796915 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414090855/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-796915 |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Economist-2024a">{{Cite news |title=Iran and Israel's shadow war explodes into the open |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/14/iran-and-israels-shadow-war-explodes-into-the-open |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414114031/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/14/iran-and-israels-shadow-war-explodes-into-the-open |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref> In Israel, a 7-year-old [[Negev Bedouin|Israeli Bedouin]] girl was struck and injured by part of a missile, and 31 other people either suffered minor injuries while rushing to shelters or were treated for anxiety.<ref name="BBC-2024a2" /><ref name="The Jerusalem Post-2024a2" /> The attack was the largest attempted [[Drone warfare|drone strike]] in history,<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=The largest drone attack in history |url=http://iranpress.com/aliaspage/277652 |website=iranpress.com}}</ref><ref name="aljazeera_041424">{{Cite web |last=Motamedi |first=Maziar |title='True Promise': Why and how did Iran launch a historic attack on Israel? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/true-promise-why-and-how-did-iran-launch-a-historic-attack-on-israel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414145020/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/true-promise-why-and-how-did-iran-launch-a-historic-attack-on-israel |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> Iran's attacks drew criticism from the United Nations, several world leaders, and political analysts, who warned that they risk escalating into a full-blown regional war.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Iran attacks Israel, risking a full-blown regional war |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/13/iran-attacks-israel-risking-a-full-blown-regional-war |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414004208/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/13/iran-attacks-israel-risking-a-full-blown-regional-war |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=World leaders condemn Iran's attack on Israel |url=https://www.dw.com/en/world-leaders-condemn-irans-attack-on-israel/a-68813467 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414041958/https://www.dw.com/en/world-leaders-condemn-irans-attack-on-israel/a-68813467 |archive-date=14 April 2024 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 2024 |title=Iran's attacks on Israel: World leaders warn against escalation, UN Security Council emergency meeting on Sunday |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/14/iran-s-attacks-on-israel-world-leaders-warn-against-escalation-un-security-meeting-emergency-meeting-on-sunday_6668359_4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414023219/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/14/iran-s-attacks-on-israel-world-leaders-warn-against-escalation-un-security-meeting-emergency-meeting-on-sunday_6668359_4.html |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel that risks sparking regional war |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-strikes-israeli-targets-rcna147407 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413235920/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-strikes-israeli-targets-rcna147407 |archive-date=13 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> Israel retaliated by [[2024 Israeli strikes on Iran|executing limited strikes on Iran]] on 18 April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2024 |title=Iranian foreign minister says it will not escalate conflict and mocks Israeli weapons as 'toys that our children play with' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iranian-foreign-minister-says-weapons-used-israeli-attack-toys-childre-rcna148568 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419221702/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iranian-foreign-minister-says-weapons-used-israeli-attack-toys-childre-rcna148568 |archive-date=19 April 2024 |access-date=20 April 2024 |website=NBC News}}</ref>
Israel said that the coalition whose defensive efforts were codenamed '''Iron Shield''',<ref name="Yahoo-2024">{{cite web |date=16 April 2024 |title=IDF weighing response to Iran attack; foreign minister urges sanctions |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/idf-weighing-response-iran-attack-113715507.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418185818/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/idf-weighing-response-iran-attack-113715507.html |archive-date=18 April 2024 |access-date=18 April 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}}</ref> destroyed 99 percent of the incoming weapons,<ref name="Reuters-2024c2">{{cite news |date=14 April 2024 |title=US military destroyed 80 drones, 6 missiles launched from Iran, Yemen: US CENTCOM says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-destroyed-80-drones-6-missiles-launched-iran-yemen-us-centcom-says-2024-04-15/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref name="AP News-2024a">{{Cite web |date=13 April 2024 |title=Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted |url=https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413093104/https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac |archive-date=13 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CNN-2024b">{{Cite web |date=13 April 2024 |title=Iran launches unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel in major escalation of widening conflict |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/middleeast/iran-drones-attack-israel-intl-latam/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414211637/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/middleeast/iran-drones-attack-israel-intl-latam/index.html |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> most before they reached Israeli airspace.<ref name="Trofimov2">{{Cite news |last=Trofimov |first=Yaroslav |title=Analysis: Israel Repelled Iran's Huge Attack. But Only With Help From U.S. and Arab Partners. |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/analysis-israel-repelled-irans-huge-attack-but-only-with-help-from-u-s-and-arab-partners-a7844065 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414214821/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/analysis-israel-repelled-irans-huge-attack-but-only-with-help-from-u-s-and-arab-partners-a7844065 |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> [[United States Air Force|American]], [[Royal Air Force|British]], [[French Air and Space Force|French]], and [[Royal Jordanian Air Force|Jordanian]] air forces also shot some down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borger |first=Julian |date=14 April 2024 |title=US and UK forces help shoot down Iranian drones over Jordan, Syria and Iraq |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/14/us-and-uk-forces-help-shoot-down-iranian-drones-over-jordan-syria-and-iraq |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414002629/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/14/us-and-uk-forces-help-shoot-down-iranian-drones-over-jordan-syria-and-iraq |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="Lagneau">{{cite web |last1=Lagneau |first1=Laurent |date=15 April 2024 |title=Les Rafale de la 4e Escadre ont ouvert leur tableau de chasse lors de l'attaque d'Israël par l'Iran |url=https://www.opex360.com/2024/04/15/les-rafale-de-la-4e-escadre-ont-ouvert-leur-tableau-de-chasse-lors-de-lattaque-disrael-par-liran/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417234601/https://www.opex360.com/2024/04/15/les-rafale-de-la-4e-escadre-ont-ouvert-leur-tableau-de-chasse-lors-de-lattaque-disrael-par-liran/ |archive-date=17 April 2024 |accessdate=19 April 2024 |website={{ill|Opex360|fr|lt=Zone Militaire}} |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Al-Khalidi |first=Suleiman |date=14 April 2024 |title=Jordan airforce shoots down Iranian drones flying over to Israel |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/jordans-air-defence-ready-shoot-down-any-iranian-aircraft-that-violate-its-2024-04-13/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref> The missiles caused minor damage to the [[Nevatim Airbase]] in southern Israel, which remained operational.<ref name="BBC-2024a2">{{Cite news |date=14 April 2024 |title=What was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68811273 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414091527/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68811273 |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="The Jerusalem Post-2024a2">{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=Nevatim base sustains minor damage following hit |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-796915 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414090855/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-796915 |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Economist-2024a">{{Cite news |title=Iran and Israel's shadow war explodes into the open |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/14/iran-and-israels-shadow-war-explodes-into-the-open |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414114031/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/14/iran-and-israels-shadow-war-explodes-into-the-open |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref> In Israel, a 7-year-old [[Negev Bedouin|Israeli Bedouin]] girl was struck and injured by part of a missile, and 31 other people either suffered minor injuries while rushing to shelters or were treated for anxiety.<ref name="BBC-2024a2" /><ref name="The Jerusalem Post-2024a2" /> The attack was the largest attempted [[Drone warfare|drone strike]] in history,<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=The largest drone attack in history |url=http://iranpress.com/aliaspage/277652 |website=iranpress.com}}</ref><ref name="aljazeera_041424">{{Cite web |last=Motamedi |first=Maziar |title='True Promise': Why and how did Iran launch a historic attack on Israel? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/true-promise-why-and-how-did-iran-launch-a-historic-attack-on-israel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414145020/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/true-promise-why-and-how-did-iran-launch-a-historic-attack-on-israel |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> Iran's attacks drew criticism from the United Nations, several world leaders, and political analysts, who warned that they risk escalating into a full-blown regional war.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Iran attacks Israel, risking a full-blown regional war |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/13/iran-attacks-israel-risking-a-full-blown-regional-war |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414004208/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/13/iran-attacks-israel-risking-a-full-blown-regional-war |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=World leaders condemn Iran's attack on Israel |url=https://www.dw.com/en/world-leaders-condemn-irans-attack-on-israel/a-68813467 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414041958/https://www.dw.com/en/world-leaders-condemn-irans-attack-on-israel/a-68813467 |archive-date=14 April 2024 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 2024 |title=Iran's attacks on Israel: World leaders warn against escalation, UN Security Council emergency meeting on Sunday |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/14/iran-s-attacks-on-israel-world-leaders-warn-against-escalation-un-security-meeting-emergency-meeting-on-sunday_6668359_4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414023219/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/14/iran-s-attacks-on-israel-world-leaders-warn-against-escalation-un-security-meeting-emergency-meeting-on-sunday_6668359_4.html |archive-date=14 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel that risks sparking regional war |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-strikes-israeli-targets-rcna147407 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413235920/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-strikes-israeli-targets-rcna147407 |archive-date=13 April 2024 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> Israel retaliated by [[2024 Israeli strikes on Iran|executing limited strikes on Iran]] on 18 April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2024 |title=Iranian foreign minister says it will not escalate conflict and mocks Israeli weapons as 'toys that our children play with' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iranian-foreign-minister-says-weapons-used-israeli-attack-toys-childre-rcna148568 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419221702/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iranian-foreign-minister-says-weapons-used-israeli-attack-toys-childre-rcna148568 |archive-date=19 April 2024 |access-date=20 April 2024 |website=NBC News}}</ref>

=== Recent escalation in the Middle East ===
In September 2024, a major escalation took place in the [[Hezbollah–Israel conflict]] that started after the Iranian-backed group initiated attacks against Israel, a day after [[Hamas]]'s [[October 7 attack]] on Israel. During this month, Hezbollah suffered major setbacks that degraded its capabilities<ref>{{Cite news |title=After the decapitation of Hizbullah, Iran could race for a nuclear bomb |url=https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/09/30/iran-could-race-for-the-bomb-after-the-decapitation-of-hizbullah |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ibish |first=Hussein |date=2024-09-30 |title=Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/hezbollah-got-caught-its-own-trap/680076/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> and devastated its leadership,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackenzie |first=James |last2=Gebeily |first2=Maya |last3=Lubell |first3=Maayan |date=2024-10-01 |title=Israel says it's raiding Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, group fires at Israel |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-has-begun-limited-raids-against-hezbollah-targets-border-area-2024-09-30/ |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nakhoul |first=Samia |last2=Hafezi |first2=Parisa |last3=Lubell |first3=Maayan |date=2024-09-29 |title=Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's penetration of Hezbollah |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/nasrallahs-killing-reveals-depth-israels-penetration-hezbollah-2024-09-28/ |work=Reuters}}</ref> including the 17 and 18 September [[2024 Lebanon pager explosions|explosions of its handheld communication devices]] and the [[20 September 2024 Beirut attack|20 September assassination]] of [[Ibrahim Aqil (Hezbollah)|Ibrahim Aqil]], commander of the elite [[Redwan Force]].<ref name="AP-News-2024b22">{{Cite web |date=23 September 2024 |title=Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon's deadliest day of conflict since 2006 |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924060908/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de |archive-date=24 September 2024 |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-20 |title=Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list |url=https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-mideast-tensions-attack-8ec89de2b117b52e2c09b19155e35d13 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> IDF airstrikes also targeted Hezbollah's military bases, command centers, airstrips, and weapons caches across southern Lebanon.<ref name=":132">{{Cite news |last=Stroul |first=Dana |date=23 September 2024 |title=Israel and Hezbollah Are Escalating Toward Catastrophe |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-and-hezbollah-are-escalating-toward-catastrophe |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=Foreign Affairs |language=en-US |issn=0015-7120}}</ref> These setbacks culminated in the [[Assassination of Hassan Nasrallah|27 September assassination]] of [[Hassan Nasrallah]] and other senior commanders, including [[Ali Karaki]], commander of Hezbollah in south Lebanon, in an airstrike that destroyed their [[Hezbollah Headquarters|underground headquarters]] in Beirut's [[Dahieh]] suburbs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-28 |title=Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike |url=https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024-c4751957433ff944c4eb06027885a973 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mroue |first1=Bassem |last2=Lidman |first2=Melanie |date=2024-09-28 |title=Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/28/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024/c19a099a-7d69-11ef-980d-341a84fdff8f_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>


== Attack ==
== Attack ==

Revision as of 17:20, 1 October 2024

For the earlier attacks, see April 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel.
October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel
Part of the 2024 Iran–Israel conflict and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
TypeMissile strike
Locations
Weapons launched from Iran
ObjectiveDamaging or destroying Israeli military facilities, in response to the attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon
Date1 October 2024
Executed by Iran

On 1 October 2024, Iran began firing missiles at Israel in at least two waves,[1][2] with sirens being heard across the country. Explosions were heard overhead across Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.[1] The Israeli military has confirmed over 100 missiles were fired by Iran.[3]

The attack was a response to the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike,[1] which assassinated Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah one week prior, an action attributed to Israel. It marked the second time Iran openly attacked Israel from its own territory.

Background

Iranian strikes in April 2024

Main article: April 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel

On 13 April 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), in collaboration with several Iranian-backed Islamist militas, launched retaliatory attacks against Israel with loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.[4] Iran said it was retaliation for the Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April,[5] which killed two Iranian generals.[6] The strike sent around 170 drones, over 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles toward Israel and the Golan Heights.[note 1]

Israel said that the coalition whose defensive efforts were codenamed Iron Shield,[7] destroyed 99 percent of the incoming weapons,[8][9][10] most before they reached Israeli airspace.[11] American, British, French, and Jordanian air forces also shot some down.[12][13][14] The missiles caused minor damage to the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, which remained operational.[15][16][17] In Israel, a 7-year-old Israeli Bedouin girl was struck and injured by part of a missile, and 31 other people either suffered minor injuries while rushing to shelters or were treated for anxiety.[15][16] The attack was the largest attempted drone strike in history,[18][19] Iran's attacks drew criticism from the United Nations, several world leaders, and political analysts, who warned that they risk escalating into a full-blown regional war.[20][21][22][23] Israel retaliated by executing limited strikes on Iran on 18 April 2024.[24]

Recent escalation in the Middle East

In September 2024, a major escalation took place in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that started after the Iranian-backed group initiated attacks against Israel, a day after Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. During this month, Hezbollah suffered major setbacks that degraded its capabilities[25][26] and devastated its leadership,[27][28] including the 17 and 18 September explosions of its handheld communication devices and the 20 September assassination of Ibrahim Aqil, commander of the elite Redwan Force.[29][30] IDF airstrikes also targeted Hezbollah's military bases, command centers, airstrips, and weapons caches across southern Lebanon.[31] These setbacks culminated in the 27 September assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and other senior commanders, including Ali Karaki, commander of Hezbollah in south Lebanon, in an airstrike that destroyed their underground headquarters in Beirut's Dahieh suburbs.[32][33]

Attack

Strikes

Reactions

Prior to the missile launch, the United States had warned about the attack.[34]

References

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