Iranian missiles strike hospital and apartment building
Overnight Iran has launched a wave of retaliatory airstrikes on Israel which hit several sites including a high-rise apartment building and a hospital.
Sharren Haskel is the Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, and she speaks to David Speers from Tel Aviv.
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