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Live Updates: Iran fires over 100 missiles at Israel

This picture shows Iranian launched projectiles being intercepted by Israel above Jerusalem, on Oct. 1, 2024.
This picture shows Iranian launched projectiles being intercepted by Israel above Jerusalem, on Oct. 1, 2024.

Iran launched over 100 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, the eve of the Jewish new year Rosh Hashanah, following Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia group, as well as an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Deputy.

Projectiles were seen over Amman, Jordan moving toward Israel as all Israeli residents were instructed to stay in bomb shelters. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi on Sunday promised retaliation for the killing of IRGC Deputy Abbas Nilforoushan, saying that his killing "will not go unanswered." 

A US official told Al-Monitor prior to the attack on Tuesday that the US is "actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran."

Meanwhile, the Israeli military announced late on Monday that it began a limited ground invasion in southern Lebanon to clear Hezbollah from south of the Litani River, marking the first such Israeli operation in Lebanon in 18 years.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb early on October 1, 2024. A Lebanese security official said Israel had conducted at least six strikes on south Beirut in the night from Monday to Tuesday, after Israel's army called on residents in the Hezbollah stronghold to evacuate. (Photo by Fadel ITANI / AFP) (Photo by FADEL ITANI/AFP via Getty Images)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, early on Oct. 1, 2024. FADEL ITANI/AFP via Getty Images)

 

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