Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a "large-scale combined offensive operation" against Israel, involving a significant number of missiles and drones
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10 dead in Iranian attack on civilian areas; Israel Prez condoles loss of lives
TEHRAN — Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a "large-scale combined offensive operation" against Israel, involving a significant number of missiles and drones, media reported.
The IRGC's aerospace division carried out the attack on late Saturday night, stating it was in response to Israel's "repeated aggressions" against Iran, according to the IRGC's official news outlet Sepah News.
In Israel, a rocket struck a residential building in a northern community, killing one woman and injuring 13 others, according to Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's national emergency medical service.
Several others sustained moderate to light injuries, and four individuals were treated for anxiety, MDA said.
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Earlier in the day, MDA reported that at least three people had been killed and 204 others injured since the beginning of the Iranian offensive, Xinhua news agency reported.
Following the latest wave of attacks, Israel's Home Front Command advised residents outside the Haifa and northern regions that they could exit bomb shelters but should remain close to protected areas.
The Israeli military said that its air defence systems were actively intercepting incoming projectiles, while Israeli air force units were carrying out strikes on military targets in Tehran.
Iran's Ministry of Petroleum confirmed that two oil depots in Tehran were hit during the attacks.
Residents reported two powerful explosions in the capital, with blasts felt in both the western and northern districts.
The Ministry said the situation was "under control".
Meanwhile, Jordan temporarily closed its airspace late Saturday as a precautionary measure following the Iranian missile barrage.
The country's Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission announced that the step was taken to ensure the safety of civil aviation.
The Iranian offensive came in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes conducted early Friday, which targeted Tehran and several other cities.
Iranian authorities said the Israeli strikes resulted in the deaths of multiple senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and dozens of civilians.
Iran launched missiles at targets across Israel, including the cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, killing at least six people, according to medics and media reports.
The attacks came after Israeli forces bombed civilian and energy infrastructure across Iran, igniting a fire at the Shahran oil facility in Tehran.
The Israeli military said it targeted sites "related to the Iranian regime’s nuclear weapons project".
10 dead in Iranian attack on civilian areas; Israel Prez condoles loss of lives
TEL AVIV — Israeli President Isaac Herzog has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the overnight Iranian missile strikes that left at least ten people dead and more than 200 injured across various cities in Israel.
In a statement on social media platform X, Herzog called it "a very sad and difficult morning."
"Our sisters and brothers were murdered and injured last night by criminal Iranian attacks against the civilian population in Bat Yam, Tamra and other communities. Jews and Arabs, veteran citizens and new immigrants, including children and the elderly, women and men," he wrote.
"I share in the heavy mourning of the families and grieve the terrible loss. I pray for the recovery of the injured and to find the missing. We will mourn together. We will overcome together," he added.
The missile barrage struck Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, and the northern city of Tamra, causing widespread devastation. In Bat Yam alone, searches are ongoing for around 20 people still unaccounted for, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed that soldiers from the Home Front Command's Search and Rescue Brigade are continuing efforts at sites hit by Iranian ballistic missiles.
According to the IDF, four people were killed at one strike site, while more than 100 others were wounded in separate attacks. In total, the death toll has reached at least ten, with the number of wounded surpassing 200.
Hospitals across central Israel are currently treating the injured. Wolfson Medical Center in Holon has received 65 people, with five reported to be in critical condition, seven moderately injured, and the rest suffering from light wounds.
Shamir Medical Center in Be'er Ya'akov is treating 28 people, including one in critical condition, one moderate, and 20 with light injuries. Six individuals are receiving psychological care for anxiety.
Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer has taken in 37 patients, most with light to moderate injuries.
Assuta Medical Center in Ashdod is currently treating five people, one of whom is in critical condition, with the others in moderate condition.