Israel killed two Palestinians in air strikes and Hamas fired its first cross-border rocket barrages in more than a year as fighting along the Israel-Gaza frontier flared on Tuesday for a second day.
Hamas has launched a barrage of rockets toward southern Israel on Tuesday afternoon, after months of restraint on behalf of the Gaza rulers.
Israeli Air Force planes attacked five sites in the Gaza Strip two days after an Israeli soldier was killed near the security fence with Gaza.
Iran reportedly tested medium- and long-range missiles that are capable of reaching Israel and U.S. bases.\n
Israeli officials expect Hezbollah to fire about 500 missiles a day at Israel, including 100 that will reach Tel Aviv, in the next war.
Iran has missiles that can reach Israel in 12 minutes, according to cables released by WikiLeaks.
An Israeli strike of Iran\’s nuclear facilities could spark a nuclear conflict, which could spiral to a global catastrophe, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told ABC on Monday, adding that he supported what he called \”smart\” sanctions on Tehran as part of attempt to make it abandon its nuclear program.
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