Israel launched a series of pre-dawn airstrikes on Iran in response to earlier missile attacks, targeting facilities used for missile production and surface-to-air missile sites. The strikes did not hit oil or missile sites and there was no immediate damage assessment. The attacks risk escalating tensions between the two countries, which are already involved in conflicts with Iran-backed militant groups in the Middle East. Israel warned that it would respond if Iran initiated further escalation. The United States called for an end to the direct exchange of fire between Israel and Iran.