Israel Versus Iran — What All-Out War Could Look Like

Open warfare between Israel and Iran is a real possibility again. Israel is braced for an attack by Iran, which vowed to retaliate for the July 31 killing in Tehran of the political chief of the Palestinian group Hamas. The conflict between Israel and Iran had been on a low boil for decades, the two sides attacking each other mostly quietly and in Iran’s case often by proxy. But the outbreak of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hamas in October accelerated hostilities. The two came to direct blows in April, when Iran launched a massive missile and drone attack on Israel. While it caused minimal damage and provoked a more limited return attack, the head-to-head fighting moved the Israel-Iran conflict into a more dangerous phase.

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