Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies. The missile attack -- and a retaliation promised by Israel -- threaten to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war. Before Iran's attack on Tuesday, Israel had landed a series of devastating blows in recent weeks against Hezbollah's leadership in Lebanon. It ratcheted up the pressure on the militant group -- which has been firing rockets into Israel since the war in Gaza began -- by launching what it said is a limited ground incursion in southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran will pay a price for its missile barrage.