Israel has launched a series of pre-dawn airstrikes on Iranian military targets in response to a barrage of ballistic missiles fired by Iran earlier this month. The Israeli military said the strikes targeted facilities used to make the missiles and surface-to-air missile sites. There was no immediate indication of damage, and Iran downplayed the attacks. The strikes risk pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war, and come at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East.