Israel, Iran trade fire for first time since truce

TEHRAN, Jun 8: Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months ago, despite US President Donald Trump calling for restraint.

The flare-up, which also drew in other countries in the region, saw Israel striking Iran after the Islamic republic targeted it in vengeance for an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, where its proxy Hezbollah holds sway.

It followed weeks of negotiations seeking to bring about a definitive end to the regional war sparked by US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 No casualties have been reported so far in either Israel or Iran.

The attacks included a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex and a missile attack on Israel by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

The Israeli military said it struck and dismantled Iranian defence systems deployed across several areas in the country.

AFP journalists in Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah heard a series of explosions and the Israeli army said it worked to intercept a new wave of Iranian missiles.    �"AFP