Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday as Israel launched an invasion of Lebanon to rout Tehran’s ally Hezbollah.

Iran said the attack was in response to Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday.

The Israeli military said it was not aware of any injuries caused by the barrage. Israel and the US had anticipated the attack and many of the missiles were intercepted by Israeli air defenses.

• Netanyahu promises that Tehran ‘will pay’ for the missile attack

This was the second time Iran attacked Israel with missiles. The first took place in April, after an Israeli airstrike leveled the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing a top commander. That attack was telegraphed for days and involved missiles