On Sunday, June 7, Israel stated that Iran had launched missiles at it. This marked the first such shelling since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts to reach a deal to end the war. This was reported by the Associated Press, according to UNN.
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Iran's state broadcaster confirmed the missile launches, and numerous explosions were heard in northern Israel. The Israeli military reported they were working to intercept the missiles, but added that "defense is not hermetic," and air raid sirens sounded in several regions of the country.
Tehran had warned of a retaliatory strike after Israel launched an unannounced strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, ignoring Washington's request days earlier to refrain from doing so. Israel called it retaliation for the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah shelling northern Israel earlier that day.
The US and Iran exchange strikes as hostilities in Lebanon escalate06.06.26, 10:48
Israel's attack on Beirut occurred days after the governments of Lebanon and Israel agreed to a ceasefire during US-mediated talks, although Hezbollah rejected the deal. The strike on a residential building killed two people and injured 20 others, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Iran warned that the attack on Beirut would restart a full-scale war across the Middle East, even as Pakistan attempts to revive negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Iran seeks for any future deal to include an end to the war in Lebanon.