Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran will “pay”, after Iran fired around 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday
Most of the missiles were intercepted – one Palestinian was killed in the West Bank, and a school in central Israel and restaurant in Tel Aviv were hit
Iran said the barrage was an act of “self-defence” in response to Israel’s “aggressive acts”, including the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
On Tuesday, Israel began a “limited” ground operation in southern Lebanon, and its air strikes on Beirut continued overnight
Hezbollah says it repelled an Israeli ground attack in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, and it has continued firing rockets at Israel
Overnight, we heard a constant drum beat of explosions as Israeli pummelled Hezbollah positions just across the border inside Lebanon.
Israeli jets and helicopters have been busy overhead, flying out and then returning to base.
Here, in this part of northern Israel, like across the country, people are preparing to mark the Jewish New Year – which starts today.
But it’s clear from the people we talk to, the mood is muted. Many have been forced out of their homes for nearly a year now because of the threat of Hezbollah rockets fired from inside Lebanon.
Instead, these families have been living in places where the threat of rocket attack is deemed to be lower.
Few would confidently predict what the next 12 months has in store for Israel, Lebanon and the wider Middle East.
But in the very short term there are few positive signs.
Israel is vowing to deliver “grave consequences” for last night’s Iranian missile attack and Tehran is promising an even bigger barrage next time in response to any big Israeli retaliation.
