Israeli Air Defenses Thwart Dual Missile Waves; Escalation After Iran Officials Killed

• Israeli air defenses intercepted two missile waves targeting southern regions, with no casualties reported.
• A projectile from Lebanon triggered sirens in central Israel and was also intercepted.
• Earlier, an Iranian missile strike caused "loud explosions" in central Israel, injuring four.
• Escalation follows an IAF airstrike in Tehran that killed senior Iranian intelligence officials Abdollah Jalali-Nasab and Amir Shariat.
• IDF, with US, vows prolonged operations against Iran to eliminate "existential threat" and target military infrastructure.