Iran and Israel exchange ballistic missiles and drone strikes in the latest escalation between the two long-term enemies, and continue the attack as the international community hopes that the situation will be reduced.
During Saturday’s strike, the Israeli military reportedly targeted Iran’s major energy facilities and Tehran’s expanding nuclear program.
The IDF confirmed that it had completed a strike on the Iranian Ministry of Defense headquarters, the “headquarters of the SPND nuclear project” and other targets, “it is the Iranian regime’s efforts to obtain nuclear weapons and the Iranian regime’s efforts to hide its nuclear archives.”
According to the New York Times, the Israeli military attacked the Sharan warehouse. Israel also attacked Shahr Rey oil refinery, according to Iranian state media reports.
“According to the initial reports, the fuel levels of both tanks were not high and the situation was fully controlled.”
According to Iranian state media reports, IDF’s drone attacked the world’s largest natural gas field in the Persian Gulf. Share ownership between Iran and Qatar.
Israel’s air defense system is intercepting Iranian missiles.
The death toll from Israeli-Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes is as high as seven. According to Magen David Adom of the Jewish State National Emergency, three women killed three women in Galilee, in the northwest corner of Israel, following a rocket attack near a residential building. In central Israel, a woman in her 60s died.
The conflict began Thursday night when Israel launched a massive strike against Iran, targeting the country’s nuclear program and capturing several top Iranian generals. The Israeli attack also killed dozens of Iranian nuclear scientists.
Iran has retaliated by launching a series of ballistic missiles that are believed to have hit major population centers, including Tel Aviv. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States said it was not involved in the initial Israeli attack on Iran. The U.S. military is assisting Israel in shooting down missiles once Iran retaliates on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his security cabinet on Saturday, with Jerusalem and Tehran exchanging strikes, according to a photo released by the Israeli government.