Middle East live: Israeli air defences intercept multiple Iranian missile waves

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 02, 2026 · 447 words · By FRANCE

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What to know about Middle East live: Israeli air defences intercept multiple Iranian missile waves

Israeli air defences intercepted three waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, with several people lightly injured in the Tel Aviv area.

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What happened

Israeli air defences intercepted three waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, with several people lightly injured in the Tel Aviv area.

Why it matters

The attacks, coming hours after a US presidential address, triggered widespread sirens and raised fears of further escalation in the intensifying regional conflict.

Common ground

Oil prices jump after Trump signals continued strikes on Iran Oil prices climbed more than $4 on Thursday after President Donald Trump said the United States would continue to attack Iran, including energy and oil targets over the next few weeks, and did not…

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

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Claim 1: “several people lightly injured in the Tel Aviv area”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hapoel Tel Aviv Basketball Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורסל הפועל תל אביב) is an Israeli professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Historically, it is the second-most successful team in Israe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_B.C.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tel Aviv derby (Hebrew: הדרבי של תל אביב) refers to football matches between Israeli clubs Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv. The rivalry between the clubs also exists in basketball, although M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_derby

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Claim 2: “Oil prices climbed more than $4 on Thursday after President Donald Trump said the United States would continue to attack Iran”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 3: “Israeli air defences intercept multiple Iranian missiles”

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Claim 4: “Trump defended US operations in Iran Wednesday night, pledging to 'finish the job'”

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Claim 5: “Iran denied negotiations were taking place on a ceasefire to stop the war in the Middle East”

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Claim 6: “Iran said that Washington’s demands were 'maximalist and irrational'”

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Claim 7: “Australian PM questions endgame of Iran war after objectives 'realised'”

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Claim 8: “Israeli air defences intercepted three waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have been engaged in a proxy conflict since 1985. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli–Palestinian confli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_proxy_conflict

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Claim 9: “Four people were lightly wounded, the reports said, citing medics”

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Claim 10: “Oil prices jump after Trump signals continued strikes on Iran”

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Claim 11: “Brent crude futures rose $4.88, or 4.8%, to $106.04 per barrel by 0200 GMT”

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Claim 12: “US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $4.17, or 4.2%, to $104.29 per barrel”

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Claim 13: “Residents were 'permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas of the country'”

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