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Iran Retaliates

2024/10/3
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Hezbollah, significantly weakened by Israel's military operations, including the assassination of its leader Hassan Nasrallah, failed to retaliate as expected. This emboldened Israel to invade Lebanon. However, Iran surprised many by launching a massive missile attack on Israel, marking a significant escalation in the conflict.
  • Israel launched a series of successful military operations against Hezbollah, culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
  • Iran surprised many by retaliating with a large-scale missile attack on Israel.
  • The U.S. provided support to Israel by helping to intercept some of the missiles.

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Israel’s series of military successes against its longtime adversary Hezbollah had raised the question of whether the militant group’s backer, Iran, would retaliate. On Tuesday, that question was answered, when Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel.

Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The Times, and Farnaz Fassihi, The Times’s United Nations bureau chief, discuss how they see events developing from here.

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