- Iranian missiles have targeted sites across Israel, injuring at least 40 people, in retaliation for ongoing Israeli attacks on Iran.
- Iran says Israel has killed 78 people, including senior military officials, and wounded more than 320 people in Iran, as the Israeli military continues to launch strikes on cities, military sites and nuclear facilities.
Iran announced on Friday evening local time that it had launched a barrage of missiles targeting locations across Israel in response to Israeli attacks on Iranian military and nuclear targets.
- Here’s what AlJazeera reported about Tehran’s retaliatory attacks:
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-run Fars News Agency said Tehran launched two salvoes on Friday night, before launching a third wave of air strikes in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Sirens were activated across Israel following the missile barrages, and Israelis were ordered to seek shelter.
Israel’s military said Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles on Friday, and most were intercepted or fell short. The US military also helped shoot down Iranian missiles, two unnamed US officials told the Reuters news agency.
Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reports that Iran has fired more than 150 missiles in total.
A high-rise building was hit in a densely populated area of central Tel Aviv, damaging the lower third of the structure. Nine buildings were also destroyed in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan, according to Israel’s Haaretz newspaper.
A loud boom was also heard in Jerusalem, according to Reuters. It was unclear whether Iranian strikes or Israeli defensive measures caused the explosion.
The Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv has treated seven people wounded in Iran’s second barrage, with all but one of them suffering light injuries. Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services said they were injured when a projectile hit a building in the city.
Israel’s ambulance service said 34 people were injured in total on Friday night in the Tel Aviv area, most with minor injuries.
Israeli police have also confirmed that one woman has died after suffering severe injuries in a bombardment in Tel Aviv. (AlJazeera)