Iran began its retaliation against Israel for its surprise attack with over 100 ballistic missiles, and has battered the Jewish state with three barrages so far. The United States has jumped into the fight to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles,

Israel’s historic strike on Iran revealed years of Mossad activity inside the country, including hidden weapons, drones and assassinations of nuclear officials.

Sirens sounded in Israel as the Israel's military said Iran launched ballistic missiles and more than 100 drones in what appeared to be the start of Iranian retaliation for Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities.

Israel launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure Friday, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the country to assault key facilities and kill top generals and scientists — a barrage it said was necessary before its adversary got any closer to building an atomic weapon.

Israel’s multilayered air-defense system is credited with protecting the country from serious damage or casualties from past Iranian attacks

Crowds of demonstrators rallied in Tehran calling for retaliation after Israeli strikes on Iran and questioning whether the country should continue negotiations with the United States over a potential nuclear deal.

Israel’s military said Friday it had detected dozens of missiles launched from Iran and was working to intercept them. Residents were told to get into shelters and not leave without an official all-clear.