Nearly 200 ballistic missiles were intercepted by Israeli and U.S. forces but one Palestinian was killed in the occupied West Bank. Damage was reported at a school in central Israel, with missle fragments falling in several sites.
The Iranian president has threatened further retaliation should Israel strike back, saying if Israel “persists in its actions, we will respond with greater force.” Biden says he does not support an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, but plans to announce new sanctions on the country.
Israel conducted new strikes overnight on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, after weeks of intense aerial bombardment that Lebanese officials say has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced around 1 million.