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Iran attacks Israel after invasion of Lebanon

Episode 241002 / 02 Oct 2024

(Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The story

The Israeli prime minister has said that his country will respond to Iran’s missile attack on Israel on Tuesday night.

Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel. Most were intercepted, which means stopped.

Iran’s attack followed Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, which resulted in the killing of the Hezbollah leader.

Lebanese authorities say that over 1,000 people have been killed in the last two weeks and that over a million people have had to leave their homes.

News headlines

Netanyahu says Iran will pay for missile attack, as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon
BBC News

Iran attack: Regime may have felt it needed to flex its muscles to try to stem Israel's expanding actions
Sky News

Flares and explosions as Israel announces Lebanon offensive 
Al Jazeera

Key words and phrases

pay for
suffer the consequences of doing something seen as bad

  • The criminal paid for his crimes by serving a long prison sentence.

flex its muscles
to show how strong it is

  • The government flexed its muscles by cancelling old agreements.

offensive
planned military campaign

  • The latest offensive left few survivors.

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