'Escalation needs to stop': Tánaiste condemns Iran's missile attack on Israel

Micheál Martin said: 'We urge all our citizens affected to take every precaution and follow the advice of authorities. This continuing escalation needs to stop'

People taking cover under a bridge along the side of a highway in Tel Aviv after air raid sirens sounded in central Israel. Picture: Jack Guez/AFP

The Tánaiste has strongly condemned the missile attack by Iran on Israel and has called on Tehran to immediately halt its "reckless" actions.

Iran says it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday as the months-long fighting between Israel and Iran’s proxies in the region: Hezbollah and Hamas; escalated, threatening a wider regional conflict.