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Middle East crisis: World awaits Israel’s response after Iran’s strike

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After Tehran launched scores of missile on Israel on Friday night, PM Netanyahu vowed Iran will pay for the attack. Follow all the latest developments in our live blog.

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

Israel immediately vowed to retaliate against the strike, with Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari saying in a televised address that Israel was prepared to “defend itself” in a “timely manner,” though it didn’t provide details of how or 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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