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Israel-Iran Conflict Sparks Fears Of A Wider Middle East War

Tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated into direct military confrontation, raising alarm across the Middle East. Several Iran attacks hit Israel in Tel Aviv Haifa and other places. With regional powers taking sides and global actors intervening, the conflict risks spiraling into a broader war. As strikes and counterstrikes intensify, calls for de-escalation and diplomacy are growing increasingly urgent.

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Israel Iran Mideast Wars | Photo: AP/Oded Balilty

Firefighters, rescue workers and military gather at the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel-Iran conflict | Photo: AP/Oded Balilty

A torn-out tree lies among the rubble as firefighters, rescue workers, and military personnel survey the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Iran Israel war | Photo: AP/Oded Balilty

Firefighters, rescue workers and military work at the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Iran Fires Missiles At Israel | Photo: AP/Oded Balilty

Rescue workers and security forces work at the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Iran Strikes Israel | Photo: AP/Oded Balilty

Rescue workers work at the site struck by a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Arab Israeli wars | Photo: AP/Baz Ratner

A rescue worker carries two children as residents evacuate from the site where a missile launched from Iran struck Haifa, Israel.

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Mideast Wars | Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue

Medics evacuate a woman injured in an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Iran Israel attacks | Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue

Israeli soldiers from the Home Front Command gather at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv | Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue

Residents are evacuated from a building damaged in an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Iranian missile struck in Nes Ziona | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg

A home front command officer walks past the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Nes Ziona, Israel.

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Israel-Iran Wars; rescue operation in Israel | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg

A rescue worker evacuates a woman from the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Nes Ziona, Israel.

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Iranian missile struck in Haifa | Photo: AP/Baz Ratner

Rescue workers and residents react at the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel.

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Iran attacks Israel: missile struck in Haifa | Photo: AP/Baz Ratner

A poster of the Mona Lisa hangs in a shattered storefront window at the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel.

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