Teheran launched a dozen missiles at Israeli territory in response to Israel's bombing of Hezbollah positions in Beirut. Most of the projectiles were intercepted by Israeli defense systems, and no casualties were reported.
Israel's response was swift. During the night, Israeli aircraft targeted several military objectives in central and western Iran, in an operation that marks the first major escalation between the two countries since the truce reached in April.
Iranian authorities have warned that they will expand their retaliations if the bombings continue, while the international community fears a new phase of instability in the region. The exchange of attacks threatens to definitively break the fragile ceasefire driven by Washington and opens a new scenario of uncertainty in the Middle East. The escalation also occurs in a context marked by clashes in Lebanon and persistent tensions between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran.