Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah late Saturday carried out simultaneous retaliatory strikes targeting Israel’s southern and northern regions.
Missiles were detected from Iran, and air defense systems attempted to intercept them, the Israeli army said in a statement.
Iranian missiles triggered sirens in Israel’s southern Negev region, which also includes the Dimona Nuclear Plant, and in illegal Israeli settlements around the Gaza Strip.
Simultaneously with the Iranian missiles, Hezbollah launched a rocket attack on northern Israel.
Israel’s Channel 12 reported that sirens went off in northern Israel's Galilee region during the Hezbollah attack.
Iran’s missiles targeting the south, along with Hezbollah’s rockets and drones, were intercepted by the Israeli air defense systems, the outlet claimed.
Hostilities in the region have escalated since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, so far killing more than 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tehran has retaliated with waves of drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, inflicting casualties and infrastructure damage while disrupting global markets and aviation.
*Writing by Serdar Dincel