Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel, Israeli military says
Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel, Israeli military says
Thao Nguyen, USA TODAYSun, June 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTC
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Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel on June 7, the Israeli military said, marking the first such attack since a ceasefire took effect in early April and raising fears of renewed escalation in the region.
The Israel Defense Forces said it identified missiles fired from Iran toward northern Israel and "defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat." Sirens were sounded in several areas across the country after the missiles were detected, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The attack occurred after Israel struck the outskirts of Beirut on June 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strike on Beirut's southern outskirts, a district known as Dahiyeh that has long been a Hezbollah stronghold, was ordered in response to Hezbollah firing toward Israel.
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Iran has not targeted Israel directly since the United States and Iran agreed to the fragile ceasefire on April 7, though Hezbollah has done so. Tensions have remained high, and the two sides have launched attacks on each other multiple times in recent weeks.
Ebrahim Rezaei, a lawmaker who serves as spokesperson for the Iranian parliament's national security committee, posted on X that Iran would deliver a "decisive and painful response" to Israel's strikes on Lebanon on June 7.
Contributing: Christopher Cann and Michael Loria, USA TODAY; Reuters
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Israel says Iran fired missiles in such first attack since ceasefire
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