Iran launched a
barrage of hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening in an
unprecedented attack that hit several cities and Israeli military sites across
Israel and the occupied West Bank.
Eight Israeli
soldiers have been killed in combat with Hezbollah in south Lebanon, the
Israeli military said in a statement on Wednesday. Three of those killed are
commanders, and seven other soldiers are critically wounded.
Smoke clouds erupt during an Israeli airstrike on Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel on October 2 2024 (AFP)