Missile intercepted above Tel Aviv as Hezbollah targets city for first time

A missile streak was seen in the sky near Tel Aviv on 25 September, as sirens sounded over Israel's economic capital. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub There were no reports of damage or casualties and the military said there was no change to civil defence instructions for central Israel. The Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon fired hundreds of missiles and rockets at Israel in recent days, as months of conflict across the border with southern Lebanon has intensified sharply. The Israeli military has been conducting its heaviest airstrikes of the war this week, targeting Hezbollah leaders and hitting hundreds of targets deep inside Lebanon that have killed more than 500 of people and wounded more than 1,800 New Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon as Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/25/israel-lebanon-strikes-hezbollah-commander-ibrahim-qubaisi-latest-news-death-toll Middle East crisis – latest news updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/25/middle-east-crisis-live-lebanon-says-only-us-can-end-war-as-israel-launches-new-attacks-on-countrys-south The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #lebanon #israel #telaviv #hezbollah