Israel plans 'powerful' response after Iranian missile attack
An Israeli air defense missile flies in the sky over Israel, June 7, 2026 (Photo: REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma)
Israel plans to launch a “powerful” response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack, CNN reported on June 7.
According to the Israeli military, all Iranian ballistic missiles launched at Israel in at least three waves were intercepted. One source told CNN that at least 10 ballistic missiles had been intercepted.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it is “currently detecting and intercepting threats.”
Iran attacked Israel with ballistic missiles on the evening of June 7 after Israel struck Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
The Times of Israel reported air raid sirens in northern Israel. It later reported that two Iranian ballistic missiles had been intercepted during the first such attack since a ceasefire was announced on April 8.
Hezbollah’s disruption of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on June 4 after Iranian state news agency Tasnim reported on June 1 that Iran had suspended talks with the United States in protest over Israel’s actions in Lebanon. However, Iran-backed Hezbollah rejected the agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump told NBC News by phone that Iran had not yet informed Washington it was ending the talks. He said such a scenario would not mean the United States would resume full-scale operations, adding that his administration could “just go quiet” and continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he “can wait as long as they want.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier that day that he had ordered a strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, a Hezbollah stronghold. A CNN source said the plans had been coordinated with the United States.
Israel also warned residents of Dahiyeh and urged them to evacuate.
The day before, Israeli forces captured a strategically important Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, 14.5 kilometers, or about 9 miles, from the Israeli border, after several days of fierce fighting.
The IDF briefly paused strikes on Lebanon after a ceasefire agreement was reached on April 16, CNN reported. The attacks resumed soon afterward. Israel said the strikes were defensive operations targeting Hezbollah and did not violate the ceasefire.
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