2024 Iran–Israel conflict
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In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a brief period of direct conflict between the two countries. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate complex in Damascus, Syria, killing multiple senior Iranian officials.[33] In response, Iran and its proxies seized the Israeli-linked ship MSC Aries and launched strikes inside Israel on 13 April.[3][34] Israel then carried out retaliatory strikes in Iran and Syria on 19 April.[35][36]
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Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war | |||||||
IDF meeting during Iranian strikes on Israel | |||||||
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Iran Supported by: Syria[2] Houthis[3] Hezbollah[4] Islamic Resistance in Iraq[5][6] Badr Organization[7] True Promise Corps[7] |
Israel Supported by: United States[8] United Kingdom[8] France[9] Jordan[10] Intelligence: Saudi Arabia[11][12] United Arab Emirates[11][12] | ||||||
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Yemeni Armed forces (SPCTooltip Supreme Political Council) |
Royal Saudi Armed Forces[32] (claimed) | ||||||
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The Israeli strikes were limited, and analysts say they signaled a desire to de-escalate. Iran did not respond to the attack, and tensions de-escalated back down to the proxy conflict.[1]
Other actors participated in the conflict as well. The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Jordan intercepted Iranian drones to defend Israel.[31] Syria shot down some Israeli interceptors, and Iranian proxies in the region also attacked Israel.[2][3]