Explosions and huge plumes of smoke in Tel Aviv as Iran retaliates | CNN
Iran has unleashed ballistic missiles into Israeli territory following the attack on its nuclear sites.
Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as sirens blared across Israel on Friday night.
Israel had launched a series of attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear programme and military leadership.
Top commanders of Iran’s military and several senior nuclear scientists were killed.
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Israel’s military said 200 fighter jets have been used in the ongoing strike, with more than 100 targets struck.
Iranian media reported 78 people killed and 329 injured.
Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said Israel had “initiated a war” and it would not be allowed to do “hit and run” attacks without consequences.
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“The Zionist regime [Israel] will not remain unscathed from the consequences of its crime. The Iranian nation must be guaranteed that our response will not be half-measured,” Khamenei said in a statement.
Iran said it launched more than 100 drones towards Israeli territory.
However, the Israeli military said Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles, most of which were intercepted or missed their targets.
Three people reportedly died in the wake of Iran’s reprisal.
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According to Magen David Adom (MDA), Israeli emergency service, 21 people were injured in Israel’s Coastal Plains region.
The MDA said a woman in her 60s was rescued unconscious and without vital signs, and a man aged about 45 was pronounced dead.
