2024 Iran–Israel conflict

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In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate complex in Damascus, Syria, killing multiple senior Iranian officials. In response, Iran and its Axis of Resistance allies seized the Israeli-linked ship MSC Aries and launched strikes inside Israel on 13 April. Syria shot down some Israeli interceptors, and Iranian proxies in the region also attacked Israel. The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Jordan intercepted Iranian drones to defend Israel. Israel then carried out retaliatory strikes in Iran and Syria on 19 April. Analysts said these April Israeli strikes were limited and signaled a desire to de-escalate, as did the Iranian reaction. On 31 July, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated, in Tehran, Iran. The killing of Haniyeh occurred a few hours after the 2024 Haret Hreik airstrike in Lebanon that assassinated...

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