Israel and Iran exchange strikes as Middle East crisis threatens to escalate
by Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem, Patrick Wintour and Ma from on (#765AX)
Attacks raise fears of return to full-scale regional war and come after Trump says I call all the shots', not Netanyahu
The Israeli military has launched airstrikes on Iran after the Iranians fired missiles at northern Israel in the first exchange of fire between the two countries since a ceasefire was reached on 8 April, raising fears of a return to a full-scale regional war in the Middle East.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels also fired at Israel and warned they would target Israeli-affiliated ships in the Red Sea, further escalating tension.
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