Israel-Iran live updates: Trump says 'we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran'
Three people were killed and four injured at a checkpoint in the Iranian city of Kashan, state media reported.
Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv after midnight; the Israeli military said it had intercepted about 30 drones, as well as most of the approximately 30 missiles launched by Iran. According to Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service, about 10 people were injured on their way to shelters.
The military advised the public in the morning local time that they could leave shelters across the country.
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