Iran launches new strikes on Israel as Israeli attack widens

BBC:

Israel and Iran launched strikes against each other for a third day on Sunday, with both countries vowing to continue responding to attacks.

On Sunday evening, there were explosions in the sky above Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as Israel’s defence system shot down missiles fired from Iran.

In overnight strikes on Saturday, ten people, including two children, were killed and more than 100 injured in Israel, authorities said.

Israel said its strikes had hit dozens of targets in Tehran.Iranian media, quoting the health ministry, said 224 Iranians had been killed and 1,277 injured as of Sunday evening.

Israel initially launched an attack on Iranian nuclear infrastructure and other targets on Friday.

Iran later confirmed the head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence unit, Mohammad Kazemi, had been killed, alongside a deputy and another commander.

BBC journalists are unable to report from inside Iran due to restrictions by the country’s government, making it difficult to assess the damage caused by Israel’s offensive.

In Israel, sirens blared on Sunday evening, causing people to take shelter as incoming missiles were intercepted.

Iran’s state TV said the country attacked Tel Aviv, Haifa and other cities with “tens of Iranian missiles and drones”.

Israeli police confirmed a weapon hit “one of the settlements” in the northern coastal port city of Haifa, where footage showed thick columns of smoke rising into the night sky.

“At this stage, no reports of casualties have been received, but property damage has occurred,” officials said.