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Israel military says Iran fired nearly 30 missiles since Sunday

An Israeli military official said Iran fired nearly 30 missiles towards Israel since Sunday night, in the first exchange of fire between the two countries since a truce in April.“Last night the Iranian regime began firing ballistic missiles towards Israel... they fired close to 30 ballistic missiles towards Israel,” the official told journalists on Monday, adding that Yemen’s Houthis separately fired two missiles at the country.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Israel’s military said earlier Monday it had struck several targets at a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran in retaliation.“In this complex, chemical materials are produced and used for ballistic missiles that are fired towards here, towards the state of Israel,” the official said.“The strikes and the damage to the complex disrupts their ability to manufacture various types of weapons.”The Israeli military said it also struck Iranian air defense systems.The