Three people were killed when Iran fired a barrage of projectiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s surprise attack on its foe’s nuclear facilities and military leadership. The Iranian strikes injured dozens of other people.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran had “crossed a red line” by firing missiles at populated civilian areas. Most of the surface-to-surface missiles were intercepted, Israel’s military said. The U.S. assisted Israel in defending against Iran’s attack, a U.S. official said.
In waves of strikes that began early Friday local time and continued through the day, Israel killed the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and struck dozens of targets, pushing the region into a new conflict with uncertain consequences.
