Iran's attack appears to be over after air raid sirens earlier sounded across Israel and civilians were told to shelter.

Iran’s attack follows Israel’s invasion of Lebanon to pursue Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia. Israel bombarded Lebanon from the air throughout Tuesday as its troops advanced on the ground.

JERUSALEM — Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening in a major attack with little advance warning, sending Israelis scrambling for shelter as the security cabinet convened in a bunker and the United States readied forces to come to Israel’s defense.