Israel strikes Iran military targets amid fears of wider war

Tehran says damage 'limited' as Biden expresses hope for 'the end' of attacks

20241026 Iran Israel file photo

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag at a celebration on April 15 in Tehran following the IRGC attack on Israel. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

DUBAI/JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -- Israel bombed military sites in Iran early on Saturday, but its retaliation for an Iranian attack this month did not target the most sensitive oil and nuclear facilities and drew no immediate vows of vengeance.

The risk of a wider conflagration between heavily armed Israel and Iran has convulsed a region already on fire with warfare in Gaza and Lebanon, but Tehran's initial response appeared muted.

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