JERUSALEM: Israel and Iran traded threats after Tehran's first-ever direct attack on its archfoe sharply heightened tensions in a region already on edge after six months of war in the Gaza Strip.

The war in the besieged territory and its soaring civilian toll have revived the push for a two-state solution, with the United Nations Security Council preparing on Thursday to vote on full UN membership for a Palestinian state, diplomatic sources say.

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