Middle East & North Africa

Opinion: Iran’s Response to Israel was Expected, Preventable, Retaliatory  
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Opinion: Iran’s Response to Israel was Expected, Preventable, Retaliatory  

On Tuesday, October 1, Iran launched around 180 missiles into Israel. These strikes are a direct response to escalations between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah, one of Iran’s regional proxies. Iran stated that the missile attacks were a result of a string of recent killings by Israel, particularly Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran this July. 

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Pager explosions reign in "new era" for Israel’s war against Hezbollah 
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Pager explosions reign in "new era" for Israel’s war against Hezbollah 

Pagers exploded simultaneously throughout Lebanon last week on September 17th in a shocking and coordinated attack on the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Though Israel has yet to claim responsibility for the attacks, the country’s involvement has been confirmed by multiple intelligence officials within Israel, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who proclaimed that Israel is “at the beginning of a new era in this war.”

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