New Delhi, June 8 -- Air raid sirens sounded across Israel on Sunday (June 7) after the Israeli military detected multiple waves of missiles launched from Iran, marking the first such attack since an April ceasefire halted direct hostilities between the two countries.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had identified incoming missiles and activated air defense systems to intercept them.

"At this time, the Israeli Air Force is operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary to remove the threat," the military said.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) described the missile launches as a warning following Israel's strike on Beirut's southern suburbs earlier in the day.

"Tonight's operation was a warning," the R...