Israel targeted nuclear and military sites in Iran in airstrikes early Friday morning.The strikes are a major escalation that threatens to expand into a wider regional conflict.These are five key questions as the conflict continues.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Iran on Saturday that “Tehran will burn” if it continues firing missiles. Speaking after an assessment meeting with the army’s chief of staff, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Iran will pay a heavy price for harming Israeli citizens.

At least two people have been killed in Israel following multiple rounds of Iranian airstrikes in retaliation for missiles launched during "Operation Rising Lion." Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday that "If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at Israel’s home front – Tehran will burn.

IRAN launched scores of ballistic missiles at Israel in multiple waves as the Ayatollah’s vengeance edges the Middle East towards all-out war. Dozens of Israeli civilians were injured and

Three people have been killed in Israel, according to officials and local media, with both sides saying the strikes will continue.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed the operation “will continue for as many days as it takes,” while Iran has pledged to retaliate. Stavridis warned that despite

Iran once ridiculed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the boy who cried wolf for his constant public warnings about Tehran's nuclear programme, and his repeated threats to shut it down, one way or another.