{"id":258737,"date":"2026-06-08T02:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/258737\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:14:10","slug":"live-updates-iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-for-first-time-since-april-cease-fire-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/258737\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Iran Fires Missiles at Israel for First Time Since April Cease-Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"David<\/a>\"Katie<\/a><\/p>\n

Iran attacked Israel with a limited number of ballistic missiles late Sunday after an Israeli attack in the outskirts of Beirut against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group. It raised the specter of a return to open conflict between Iran and Israel for the first time since a cease-fire paused the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran in early April.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military said that it had intercepted the missiles and announced at around 11 p.m. local time that citizens were free to leave shelters. The government said schools would be closed nationwide on Monday as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said the missile barrages were a response to Israel\u2019s attack on Hezbollah. It said its acceptance of a cease-fire with the United States and Israel had been conditioned on a cease-fire on all fronts. \u201cTonight\u2019s operation was a warning, and if aggressions are repeated, the responses will be broader,\u201d the Guards Corps said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Israel did not immediately respond to the Iranian missile attack, and President Trump told Axios that he had planned to call Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to tell him not to do so. The Financial Times reported that the president said that Mr. Netanyahu had no choice but to accept a deal with Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cI call all the shots,\u201d the newspaper reported Mr. Trump as saying in an interview. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t call the shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, the Israel military suggested it was eager to return fire. \u201cThe Iranian terror regime committed a grave error,\u201d Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, spokesman for the Israeli military, said in a televised briefing. He said Iran was \u201ctrying to forge a new equation by launching directly at our territory\u201d in response to Israeli action in Lebanon. \u201cWe will not allow that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Israel had joined the United States in a surprise attack on Iran in late February, but Israel and Iran had left each other alone since the April cease-fire as the United States sought a peace deal with Tehran. Although the Israeli and Lebanese governments last week agreed to renew a cease-fire, Hezbollah rejected that truce.<\/p>\n

More than 3,600 people in Lebanon have been killed since fighting erupted in March, and hundreds since the cease-fire there. Some 30 Israeli soldiers have been killed.<\/p>\n

Mr. Netanyahu, who is behind in the polls heading into a re-election fight, has faced fierce political pressure from citizens of northern Israel who have been plagued by Hezbollah\u2019s rockets, drones and missiles. He warned last week that he would order attacks on Beirut if Hezbollah attacked Israeli territory again.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump told Fox News Sunday that the latest Israeli strike on Beirut had not been coordinated with the United States, and that he was \u201cnot happy about it,\u201d the network reported. As for Iran, Fox reported, Mr. Trump said his message was: \u201cYou\u2019ve shot your missiles, that\u2019s enough. Get back to the table and make a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what else to know:<\/p>\n

Oil prices rise: The volley of missiles sent oil prices up about 2.9 percent to $95.79, the latest economic jolt from the war. After the initial U.S. and Israeli attacks in February, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the transportation of petroleum products. The throttling of shipping traffic, coupled with the subsequent U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, set off a surge in fuel prices.<\/p>\n

Israel bombs Beirut: Israel said it bombed a Hezbollah site on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Sunday after the Iran-backed group attacked northern Israel. Read more<\/a> \u203a<\/p>\n

Despair in Iran: Amid a teetering cease-fire, a reported death toll of 1,700 civilians, and an economic implosion that has made daily life a struggle, Iranians sink into despair. Read more<\/a> ><\/p>\n

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