The attack, threatened for weeks by Israel, comes as the Middle East sits on the precipice of a regional war more than a year ...

It came as part of Israel's “duty to respond” to attacks on it from “Iran and ... Israel in mid-October that it would not hit ...

Baldor, Farnoush Amiri and Zeke Miller in Washington ... Saturday's attack came as part of Israel's "duty to respond" to attacks on it from "Iran and its proxies in the region," Hagari said.

“Like every other sovereign country in the world, the state of Israel has the right and the duty to respond ... and Lolita C. Baldor, Farnoush Amiri and Zeke Miller in Washington; and ...

“Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond ... which would be a more severe escalation. Iran’s state-run media acknowledged ...