BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel carried out a deadly air raid Thursday in central Beirut after eight ground troops were killed near the Lebanese border, as it traded threats with its arch foe Iran over possible future attacks.
The Israel i military kept up its bombardment of the Lebanese capital after Iran launched its largest missile attack yet on Israel , which prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn Tehran would pay for its 'big mistake.'As Israel weighs retaliation, President Joe Biden said the US was 'fully supportive' of its ally but ruled out supporting a strike on Iran 's nuclear sites.
Iran missile attack The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said an Israeli strike in Damascus killed four people, including Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir, son-in-law of the slain Hezbollah leader.Hours after Israel announced the start of ground operations in Lebanon, Iran fired some 200 missiles, including hypersonic weapons, sending frightened Israeli civilians hurrying to shelters.Israel said it intercepted most of the missiles.
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