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The
between Israel and Iran is escalating as the two nations exchange
of ballistic missile attacks. This latest
in the Middle East comes after Israel launched
against Iran on Friday, which destroyed Iranian military targets and missile
. It also killed senior military
and nine nuclear scientists. Israel's prime minister said his country's actions were to "thwart the Islamic regime's
and ballistic missile threat". They came a
after the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran was in
of its nuclear non-proliferation
.