Iran Launches Missile Strikes on Tel Aviv and Haifa as Israel Conflict Escalates into Fourth Day

The ripple effects of the Iranian strike were immediately felt in neighboring countries. Lebanon’s Hezbollah exchanged heated rhetoric with Israeli officials, and sporadic rocket fire along the northern border hinted that this front, long held in a tense standoff, might soon ignite. Jordan and Egypt, both maintaining fragile peace deals with Israel, issued warnings to their citizens and increased border patrols. Syrian factions weighed the risks and rewards of escalating hostilities, some seeing an opportunity to settle old scores, others desperate to avoid being dragged into another costly confrontation. Palestinian territories, meanwhile, braced for both violence and a possible crackdown amid growing Israeli security concerns.