Timeline: The key moments that led to Iran’s missile attacks on Israel
Al Jazeera
Over the past year, escalations have raised concerns over an expanding war in the Middle East.
Fears of a major regional war breaking out have heightened as Israel promised to respond to Iran’s barrage of missiles launched on Tuesday night.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran that it had “made a big mistake”.
Iran said approximately 180 ballistic missiles were fired at Israel in response to Israeli assassinations of top Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leaders.
The day before, Israel said it had launched a ground offensive into southern Lebanon, although Hezbollah denied that Israeli soldiers had crossed the border.
So how did a war that started in Israel and Gaza almost a year ago, when Hamas fighters attacked Israel, and Israel began its devastating military campaign in the besieged enclave, expand to this point?
