Author: News Desk

Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by last night’s escalation in the Middle East following Iran’s missile attack on Israel (in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the killing of the Hezbollah leader) and Israel’s vow to respond. It has led to fears that an all-out war is on the horizon.

Many of the newspaper’s editorials and leader columns call on greater diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis.

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Netanyahu vows response for missile attack saying Iran will “pay” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran will “pay” after around 180 missiles were fired at Israel, from Iran, on Tuesday.  Most of the missiles were intercepted by the US and Israel. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the missile attack was a “decisive” response in defending Iranian interests against “aggressive acts”. Israel had recently killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and unleashed a series of deadly communication device explosions. On Tuesday, Israel launched a ground invasion of Lebanon and continued airstrikes on Beirut overnight. Hezbollah says it repelled an Israeli ground…

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