Israel now faces the harsh choice of responding and alienating its ally America, or absorbing Iran's blows and losing face.

The Israeli army reported the attack just hours after Tehran had threatened to retaliate for a new Israeli strike on Beirut, Lebanon.

Tehran had warned of retaliation after Israel on Sunday struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning, in defiance of Washington’s request days ago to stand down.

Iran launched missiles at Israel, raising fears of renewed war, straining ceasefire efforts and escalating tensions across the Middle East.

Iran's missile attack on Israel is designed to exploit U.S.-Israeli tensions.

Israel now faces the harsh choice of responding and alienating its ally America, or absorbing Iran's blows and losing face.