Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken out after Iran fired 180 ballistic missiles at Israel, saying the country has “made a big mistake tonight, and will pay for it”.
Speaking at the opening of a cabinet meeting, Mr Netanyahu said Iran “does not understand” Israel’s “determination to retaliate” against its enemies.
“They will understand,” he says.
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“We will stand by the rule we established: whoever attacks us – we will attack him.”
Chaos in the Middle East has broken out as Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
The attack comes a day after Israel commenced a “target” ground invasion of Lebanon, vowing to dismantle Hezbollah and its ability to attack Israel and its citizens.
Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley on Tuesday after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Reporters on state television lay flat on the ground during live broadcasts.
Israeli army radio said nearly 200 missiles had been launched into Israel from Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Iran had launched tens of missiles at Israel, and that if Israel retaliated Tehran’s response would be “more crushing and ruinous”.
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