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US President Joe Biden confirmed that American military forces assisted Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles launched in retaliation for the deaths of key Hezbollah and Hamas leaders.

In the wake of escalating tensions and missile strikes launched by Iran targeting Israel on Tuesday, the Indian Embassy in Israel has issued an urgent advisory for all Indian nationals currently in the country.

In a dramatic escalation of tensions, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that Iran has launched a direct missile attack on Israel, firing over 100 missiles across the country.

In a growing tension in the Middle East, US officials have warned Israel that Iran is preparing for an imminent ballistic missile attack, which could rival the large-scale assault the Islamic Republic launched in April.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has claimed that the head of an Iranian intelligence unit established to target Mossad agents was himself an Israeli double agent.

Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah on Tuesday said it had targeted the Israeli military intelligence base of Glilot near Tel Aviv. The Iran-backed group “launched salvoes of Fadi 4 rockets at the Glilot base of the military intelligence's unit 8200 and the Mossad headquarters located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv,” it said in a statement.

Hours after Israel launched 'targeted ground raids' in Lebanon, Hezbollah on Tuesday fired multiple rockets into central Israel, with one missile landing in Kfar Qassem, an Arab village located in the heart of the country.

Israel on Tuesday reaffirmed its determination to avoid a repeat of the October 7 attacks on any of its borders as the conflict with Hezbollah escalates along the country's northern frontier.

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has praised Israel's recent covert operation of using "explosive pagers" against the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, calling it a "masterstroke" in military planning.

In a significant escalation of hostilities, Israel initiated "targeted ground raids" in southern Lebanon on Monday night, directly engaging Hezbollah forces.