BREAKING NEWS Iran sends barrage of missiles showering over Israel with seven feared dead as retaliation strikes hit Tehran oil depot
At least seven people are missing in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, after Iran sent a barrage of missiles in the latest round of escalating strikes between the two nations.
The region braced for a protracted conflict after Israel 's surprise bombardment of Iran's nuclear and military sites on Friday killed several top generals and nuclear scientists, and neither side showed any sign of backing down.
Iran said Israel struck two oil refineries near Tehran overnight, as well as the headquarters of Iran's Ministry of Defence, while Israel said that the death toll had risen to 10, as emergency workers frantically sift through rubble to try and find injured people.
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- The Independent
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