Iran launches missile counterattack on Israel
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The death toll is rising as Israel and Iran traded missile strikes for a third straight day. Israel on Sunday hit targets in Tehran, including the Defense Ministry and sites it claims are tied to Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles toward Israel on Friday night in retaliation for Israel's surprise attack early Friday. Israel struck at the heart of the Iran's nuclear program, killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders, according to Israeli officials.
Emergency services say ten have been killed in Israel, while Iranian state media have given little information about casualties in Iran.
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Israeli strikes have killed at least four senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, including Hossein Salami.
Iran and Israel continued on Sunday their aerial attacks, which began Friday with a series of Israeli strikes on Iran.
The Israeli military warned Iranians living near nuclear reactors to evacuate, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks by Israel so far were nothing compared with what Iran would see in the coming days.
Israel on Sunday hit targets in Tehran, including the Defense Ministry and sites it claims are tied to Iran's nuclear program.
The retaliatory strikes came on Saturday, a day after Israel killed top Iranian military leaders and scientists and destroyed an aboveground nuclear enrichment plant near Natanz.