The 15-Hour Fight With Iran Showed the Bind Israel Is In NYT - Top Stories By: David M. Halbfinger 8 June 2026 at 17:15 As it braces for a possible U.S.-Iranian peace deal, Israel now knows that if it responds forcefully to attacks by Hezbollah, Iran may strike Israel with missiles. © Pool photo by Ronen ZvulunPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in March.