Photo Flash | Israel says launched "preemptive" strike against Iran

Xinhua
28 Feb 2026, 12:47 GMT+10

(260228) -- CAIRO, Feb. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 in Cairo, Egypt shows Qatar's Al Jazeera broadcasting the Israeli "preemptive" strike against Iran. Israel launched a "preemptive" strike against Iran on Saturday morning "to remove threats to Israel," the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Sirens were sounded across Israel to warn the public to prepare for the possibility of an Iranian missile attack on Israel. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

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