Iran launches missiles towards Israel
IDF urges Israelis to go to 'protected spaces' if sirens heard
Iran has launched missiles toward Israel, following U.S. warnings of an imminent missile strike from Tehran.
Iran's state-run news agency IRNA confirmed that Tehran's military has started launching ballistic missiles towards Israel.
The Guardian reports that explosions are being heard above Tel Aviv. Reuters says witnesses heard explosions in Jerusalem, but these were intercepted as they flew over Jordanian airspace.
There are also initial reports in Israel of two gunmen firing on Israelis in Jaff, part of greater Tel Aviv. Israeli police believe this to be a suspected “terror” shooting.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces have invaded Lebanon in what the military describes as a "limited, localised, and targeted" ground operation against Hezbollah.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the country is facing "one of its most dangerous phases," with one million people already displaced amid escalating tensions.
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