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Israel attacks Iran Live updates: ‘Hamas and Hezbollah are no longer ‘effective’ representatives of Iran,’ says Israeli Defense Minister
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Israel attacks Iran Live updates: ‘Hamas and Hezbollah are no longer ‘effective’ representatives of Iran,’ says Israeli Defense Minister

Israel Hezbollah War Live Updates: Israel on Saturday announced the launch of “precise strikes” against military targets in Iran, in retaliation for recent attacks blamed on Iran. According to Israeli military statements, these attacks respond to “months of continuous attacks by the Iranian regime against the State of Israel.”

Iran’s state media reported several explosions around Tehran, and Iranian state television confirmed that “loud explosions” were heard throughout the capital, although the cause of the explosions was not specified.

Israel had promised retaliation after Iran’s missile attack on October 1. Since the October 7, 2023 attack by Iran-backed Hamas, Israel has stepped up operations in Gaza and expanded its focus to Lebanon, seeking to secure its northern border amid repeated crossings. -Border aggression by Hezbollah, backed by Iran. “Our defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilized,” said the Israeli army, while spokesman Daniel Hagari urged citizens to remain “alert and vigilant.”

The United States described Israel’s attacks as “an exercise in self-defense,” citing Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel earlier this month. National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett stated that the attacks were a direct response to that aggression. The Syrian state news agency SANA also reported that Syrian air defenses intercepted “hostile targets” near Damascus, and explosions were heard around the Syrian capital, although the source of these explosions remains unclear.

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