Iran launches more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel

Israel says Iran launched more than 180 missiles towards the country in a large-scale attack that further heightened fears of an all-out regional war.

Millions of people rushed to shelters before explosions lit up the night skies above Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Paramedics said two were lightly injured by shrapnel.

The Israeli military said most of the missiles were intercepted with US help, but that there were a “small number of hits”. It accused Iran of a “dangerous escalation” and warned of “consequences”.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the missiles hit their targets and that it had retaliated for the killings of the leaders of its allies Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as a top Iranian general. The US said the missile attack appeared to have been “defeated and ineffective”, and that it was consulting with Israel on a response.

The UN’s secretary general condemned what he called the “broadening conflict in the Middle East”, adding: “This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire.”

The missile attack came hours after Israeli troops began an invasion of southern Lebanon to remove what the military said were “Hezbollah terror targets” in border villages that posed a threat to residents of northern Israel.

Israel has gone on the offensive against the Iran-backed Shia Islamist political and military organisation after almost a year of cross-border hostilities sparked by the war with Hamas in Gaza, saying it wants to ensure the safe return of residents of border areas displaced by Hezbollah rocket, drone and missile attacks. (BBC News)

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