Breaking: Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel, IDF says

The Israeli military announced on Monday that it had detected missiles launched from Iran targeting the country's north. Warning sirens sounded across communities in northern Israel as defensive systems were activated to intercept the threat.

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The Israeli military says it has detected Iranian missiles launched at the north of the country.

This reported attack represents a significant escalation, as it would be the first direct Iranian strike on Israel since a ceasefire was declared in early April. The situation remains tense following an earlier Israeli airstrike on the Hezbollah stronghold in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh.

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Warning sirens are currently sounding in communities across northern Israel.

The strike on the residential building in Beirut, which Lebanon's health ministry reported killed two people and wounded 20, came just days after Lebanese and Israeli governments agreed to a ceasefire in US-hosted talks. However, Hezbollah reportedly rejected the deal. Israel stated its attack was retaliation for Hezbollah firing rockets at northern Israel earlier that day.

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This would be the first Iranian attack on Israel since a ceasefire was announced in early April.

Iran had previously warned of retaliation following the Beirut strike and has been demanding an end to the fighting in Lebanon as part of any peace agreement with the United States. The ongoing exchanges highlight the volatile regional dynamics.

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Israel had earlier launched an attack on the Hezbollah stronghold suburb of Dahiyeh in southern Beirut.