Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed his country would respond after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel on April 13. 2006 - Israel fights Hezbollah in a month-long war in Lebanon but is unable to crush the heavily armed group. 2012 - Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan was killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran. Iran responds with a barrage of drones and missiles in an unprecedented direct attack on Israeli territory on April 13. This prompted Israel to launch a strike on Iranian soil on April 19, sources familiar with the matter said.