Israel and Iran exchange strikes as Middle East crisis threatens to escalate

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Israel launched airstrikes on Iran early Monday, reportedly targeting defense systems and a petrochemical complex, following Iran's missile barrage on northern Israel. Houthi rebels also fired missiles at Israel and declared a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, further escalating regional tensions. Former President Donald Trump reportedly urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate immediately after the Iranian attack.

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Attacks raise fears of return to full-scale regional war and come after Trump says ‘I call all the shots’, not NetanyahuThe Israeli military has launched airstrikes on Iran after the Iranians fired missiles at northern Israel in the first exchange of fire between the two countries since a ceasefire was reached on 8 April, raising fears of a return to a full-scale regional war in the Middle East. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels also fired at Israel and warned they would target Israeli-affiliat

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