BREAKING: Conflict Escalates as Iran Launches Barrage of Missiles at Israel, Video Trends

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  • Iran launched several ballistic missiles which impacted Southern and Central Israel on Tuesday evening, October 1
  • Air raid sirens wailed and loud booms were heard in Tel Aviv and throughout the country
  • The Iranian strikes come in the wake of an escalating Israeli campaign against the militant group, Hezbollah, in Lebanon

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Jerusalem, Israel - Iran on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 launched missiles towards Israel.

The BBC cited the Israeli military as confirming the attack during a televised press conference.

In retaliation for the assassination of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel. Photo credits: Pacific Press, Majid SaeediSource: Getty Images

According to Sky News, nearly 200 missiles were launched towards Israel on Tuesday evening, October 1.

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Israeli military spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, said there are no reports of casualties from the attack.

Hagari stated that the army does not see “any more threats in our airspace”, adding that people are safe to leave the shelters.

The attack — in retaliation for Israel's campaign against the Hezbollah group in Lebanon — marks a significant escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict.

Videos of the attack trended on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday, October 1.

See a video of the attack below:

Israel-Iran latest: The ‘world is on fire’ - Trump

Meanwhile, former US president, Donald Trump, issued a statement on the Iranian missile attack on Israel, claiming that the “world is on fire” and that US leadership is absent.

Trump said:

“Under ‘President Trump,’ we had no war in the middle east."

Trump reiterated his claims that Hamas’s coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Envelope of southern Israel, on October 7, 2023, would not have happened had he been in the White House.

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European airlines extend suspension of Middle East flights

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that top European airlines Lufthansa, KLM and Swiss announced that they were extending their suspension of flights to the Middle East, as tensions spiral throughout the region.

The moves come as Israel launches strikes on Beirut and a senior White House official warned Iran was preparing to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel.

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