Associated Press journalists in central Gaza witnessed people celebrating as missiles flooded the sky over Israel.<br /><br />Iran fired a large number of missiles into Israel, a sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas that threatened to become a wider regional war.<br /><br />Israel and the United States have warned there would be severe consequences in the event of an attack on Israel from Iran, which backs the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
