Israel claims to have identified incoming missiles fired from Iran | Today’s news

Israel says it has identified incoming missiles fired from Iran that threaten to undermine a fragile ceasefire in the 100-day US conflict with Tehran.

“At this time, the Israeli Air Force is operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary to eliminate the threat,” Israel’s military said before warning of another barrage of rockets.

Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency said the country fired several missiles at enemy positions, without specifying the target.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Israel must halt its offensive in southern Lebanon, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, which cited the statement as also warning of retaliation.

The new attack comes amid clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, and as the US and Iran appear to be making little progress toward an interim agreement to end the war.

As warning sirens sounded in several areas, Israel said it had canceled schools across the country for Monday.

Last week saw the worst flare-up of tension since the cease-fire began around April 8. Negotiations between Washington and Tehran have been deadlocked over the fate of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets and the parallel conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah continued over the weekend. The Israel Defense Forces said they intercepted two projectiles fired from Lebanon into Israel on Sunday.

Israel retaliated by striking two apartment buildings in the southern suburbs of Beirut, killing two and wounding 11.

Hezbollah last week rejected a US-brokered truce between Israel and Lebanon that was announced by the State Department a few hours ago.

With the help of Susanne Barton.

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