Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Iran's Missile Strike on Israel

12:59, 2 October 2024

The situation on the Israeli-Lebanese border worsened after the start of Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip in October 2023. Israel began carrying out massive strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon in late September. The Lebanese movement Hezbollah retaliated by firing dozens of rockets toward northern Israel.

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On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its chief Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in the Israeli airstrike on Beirut on Friday.

The United States, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and others have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire on the border between the two countries.

On Monday night, Israel launched "limited" and "targeted" ground raids in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah infrastructure.

On Tuesday, Iran launched several hundred ballistic missiles toward Israel in response to the killings of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, and senior IRGC commander Abbas Nilforoushan. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his government was not seeking a war with Israel but would confront any threat in a resolute manner.

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps gave details of the operation ‘True Promise 2’, saying 90 percent of the Iranian missiles fired on Tuesday evening have successfully hit the targets, including the “strategic Israeli centers” in the occupied territories.

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Israelis take cover as projectiles launched from Iran are being intercepted in the skies over in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel are seen in the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

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Cars moves on a road as projectiles launched from Iran are being intercepted in the skies over the northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Israeli air defense system fires to intercept rockets fired from Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, over Hadera, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Israeli military and police work at a damaged school building that was hit by missiles fired from Iran in Gadera, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel streak across the night sky, as seen from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)