An Iranian flag is pictured near a missile during a military exercise, with the participation of Iranian air defense units, Iran, October 19, 2020.
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Israel launched a limited direct military attack on Iranian soil early Friday morning, marking the latest escalation in a series of back-and-forth strikes between the two foes, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Iranian state media reported explosions in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, but the country’s officials said they were caused by air defenses that shot down drones, Reuters reported . Israel has not commented on the events.
This news comes days after Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israel in the form of more than 300 drones and missiles, which were mostly intercepted by Israeli air defenses and caused no deaths.
Tehran said the attack was retaliation for an Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound on April 1 that killed, among others, two senior Iranian generals.
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