Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that his country would retaliate against Iran for Tuesday night’s ballistic missile assault.
Iran launched roughly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, though Israel’s military was largely able to thwart the assault with the help of the United States. It is only the second time Iran has attacked Israel directly over the last year, and it increases the possibility of an all-out regional war.
Netanyahu said Iran “made a big mistake” and “will pay for it.”
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Israel intercepted the majority of the incoming missiles, though two U.S. Navy destroyers in the region, the USS Bulkeley and the USS Cole, aided them as well.
“Iran’s attack is a severe and dangerous escalation,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesman,
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