In this article, we gathered the most significant events that have strained the relations between Israel and Iran to the extreme.
Israel and Iran are on the brink of war. The countries’ hostilities have continued for decades, but in the past year they have drifted to the brink of war.
In this article, we compiled the key events that have led to the current extremely tense situation.
On October 7, 2023, Israel was attacked by the Iranian-backed extremist organization Hamas.
Terrorists from Hamas, which ruled Gaza, killed about 1,200 people and took 251 people hostage. After this, Israel attacked Gaza. Israeli strikes had killed more than 42,000 people in Gaza by October 10, 2024. A day later, on October 8, 2024, the Iran-backed Hezbollah organization also started rocket attacks from Lebanon to northern Israel.
25.12.2023 Israel killed an Iranian general.
Israel killed a general of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Razi Moussavi with an airstrike in Syria. Moussavi was an adviser to the Syrian Revolutionary Guard. After the attack, Iran said it would avenge the general’s death.
On April 1, 2024, Israel carried out an airstrike on the Iranian embassy in the capital of Syria, Damascus.
The commander of Iran’s air and ground forces was killed in a missile strike Mohammed Reza Zahedi and six other members of the Revolutionary Guard. After the attack, Iran vowed to take revenge on Israel. Western countries began to suspect that Iran might attack Israel directly.
On April 13, 2024, Iran carried out a massive airstrike on Israel.
Iran attacked Israel with more than 300 missiles and drones. It was the first time that Iran attacked Israel directly from its own soil. Iran’s allies in Iraq, Yemen and Syria also participated in the attack. Israel and its allies repelled almost all missiles and drones. The damage in Israel was minimal. Israel announced that it would respond to the attack.
19.4.2024 Israel attacked Iran with missiles and drones.
The attack targeted the Isfahan region, where Iran’s most important nuclear facilities are located. There are also military bases and weapons production in the area. Iran said it shot down the missiles and drones near Isfahan airport. Based on satellite images, however, the Israeli strike caused damage. The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA announced that the nuclear facilities suffered no damage.
Map animation of Isfahan:
On July 31, 2024, Israel assassinated the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
Haniyeh was the political leader of the extremist organization Hamas. Experts estimate that the assassination increases the risk of the conflict in the Middle East expanding, also because the assassination was carried out on Iranian soil. Iran and Hamas blame Israel for the attack.
September 2024 Israel stepped up airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
Israel increased its attacks on targets of the extremist organization Hezbollah in southern and eastern Lebanon and south of the capital Beirut.
On 17 September 2024, Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was wounded in a pager attack.
In an extraordinary attack, the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad blew up paging devices supplied to members of Hezbollah. Twelve people died and nearly 3,000 were wounded. Ambassador of Iran Mojtaba Amini was one of the wounded. He lost one of his eyes in the pager explosion.
The next day, hundreds of Hezbollah radios were blown up.
On September 26, 2024, Iran warned Israel against attacking Lebanon.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned in connection with the UN General Assembly about the danger of a full-scale conflict in the Middle East if a cease-fire is not reached in the region. Araghchi said Iran will not remain idle if war breaks out in Lebanon.
27.9. Israel killed Hezbollah’s top leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah base in southern Beirut. Other Hezbollah leaders and a general of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were also killed in the same attack Abbas Nilforoushan. Nasrallah led Hezbollah for more than 30 years.
On September 30, 2024, Israel launched a ground attack in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah.
The Israeli military said the ground operation was limited and localized. Israel has continued its ground offensive and increased the number of its troops in southern Lebanon. There is in the area an estimated 15,000 Israeli soldiers of the four ground forces divisions.
1/10/2024 Iran carried out a large-scale missile attack on Israel.
Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. Israel’s air defense system repelled most of the missiles. The United States also participated in countering the attack. According to Israel, the damage was minimal. According to Iran, the attack was revenge for the killing of Nasrallah, Haniyeh and the Iranian commander. The Israeli army announced that it would retaliate against Iran.
17.10.2024 Israeli soldiers killed the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Early in the morning, the Israeli army killed three Hamas fighters, one of whom was confirmed later in the day as the leader of the organization to Yahya Sinwari. He only managed to lead the organization more than a month after the previous leader, Haniyeh, died in Tehran.
26.10.2024 Israel struck several targets in Iran
According to the first information, the target is Iran’s military targets, not, for example, Iran’s nuclear program facilities or oil production. A dozen explosions have been heard in Tehran.
Video of Iran’s missile attack on Israel: