A streak of light illuminates the sky during the missile attack from Iran towards Israel as seen from Ashkelon. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters The Middle East crisis is again threatening to boil over as Israel’s air defence systems intercept missiles fired by Iran in response to escalating airstrikes by Israeli forces against the suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. The housing market is cooling off after the government’s changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount.