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Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles into Israel on Tuesday evening, in a dramatic escalation that risks a wider war in the Middle East, days after Israel killed the leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Israel vowed to immediately retaliate for the attack, with Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari saying in a televised address that Israel was prepared to “defend itself in a timely manner”, although it gave no details on how and when it would respond. .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran would pay for the attack, which he called a “big mistake.”

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