The risk of escalation looms after Iran fired missiles on Israel.
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Iran attacked israel’s major cities with at least 180 ballistic on Tuesday evening.
Iran’s Islamic revolutionary guard corps (IRGC) said the misseiles were fired as Tehran’s response to the killings of civilians in Gaza and more recently,in Lebanon,in Israeli attacks- as well as the assassinations of leadres of the IRGC,Hams and Hezbollah.
The IRGC said the missiles were specifically aimed at three military bases in Tel aviv.Iranian state media sadi that the countru used Fatah hypersonic ballistic missiles for the first time,a claim Al Jazeera was unable to independently verify.
Isra,eli Prime minister Banjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation,saying that Iran had“made a big mistake”and“will pay for it”.
The United States said it helped Isra,el thwart Iran’s attack,pledging support for its ally to hit back at Iran.
“We are proud of the actions that we’ve taken alongside Israel to protect and defend Israel.We have made clear that there will be consequences-severe consequences -for this attack,and we will work with Israel to make that the case,’’US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.
As Israel and Iran- longtime foes who for decades have engaged in proxy battles-increasingly head towards a direct confrontation,we take a look at their respective military capabilities,their abilities to attack each other,and how they might defend their territories.
Source:Aljazeera